Shout at the Devil (1976)

During World War One an English poacher, an American adventurer and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar.

Director:

Peter R. Hunt

Writers:

Stanley Price (screenplay), Alastair Reid (screenplay),

Stars:

Lee Marvin, Roger Moore, Barbara Parkins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lee Marvin	...	Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
Roger Moore	...	Sebastian Oldsmith
Barbara Parkins	...	Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith
Ian Holm	...	Mohammed, O'Flynn's Mute Servant
Reinhard Kolldehoff	...	Herman Fleischer, German Commissioner / Military Commander of Southern Province (as Rene Kolldehoff)
Gernot Endemann	...	Braun
Karl Michael Vogler	...	Von Kleine
Horst Janson	...	Kyller
Gerard Paquis	...	Capt. da Silva - Portuguese Pilot
Maurice Denham	...	Mr. Smythe
Jean Kent	...	Mrs. Smythe
Heather Wright	...	Cynthia Smythe
George Coulouris	...	El Keb
Renu Setna	...	Mr. Raji
Murray Melvin	...	Lt. Phipps

Storyline

During World War One an English poacher, an American adventurer and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar.

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Plot Keywords:

adventurer | world war one | german | paddle boat | crab | 

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Taglines:

A spectacular adventure you will always remember and a beautiful love story you will never forget.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English German

Release Date:

20 May 1976 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

A gritarle al diablo

Filming Locations:

Malta

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 3,865,873 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tonav Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min 115 min (video) 164 min (1976) (cut) 137 min (video release) (2006)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Roger Moore played the young love interest although he was actually 47 in real life.

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Goofs

The archetypal English gentleman Sebastian, played by Roger Moore, would know better than to hang the British flag upside down, but he does so when he and Flynn set up camp in Africa.

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Connections

Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 4: Cooled by Refrigeration (2009)

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Soundtracks

"The Wedding March"
(uncredited)
Music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

User Reviews

Splendidly old-fashioned adventure from the pen of Wilbur Smith

SHOUT AT THE DEVIL is the splendid adaptation of the splendid Wilbur Smith novel about a British gent and an American poacher who take on the might of the German Empire in Africa in the First World War. As expected given the source material, it's an exotic and action-packed adventure yarn, delightfully old fashioned with it.

The film wins plenty of kudos for the central pairing of Roger Moore and Lee Marvin, two larger-than-life actors who make for a great combination. Moore plays a slightly more serious riff on his usual persona, while Marvin is all swagger and drunken behaviour. The film wisely uses their potential for comedy by pairing them in lots of hilarious scenes, not least the never-ending fist fight.

Of course, there's a serious story buried in here too, along with one or two devastating plot twists that only Smith could have come up with. Reinhard Kolldehoff is a thoroughly despicable villain, both pompous and cruel, and the countdown-timer denouement is as exciting as it was when I read the book years ago.

If you like films that celebrate good, old-fashioned derring do, Dutch courage and thoroughly caddish behaviour, then you'll be sure to enjoy this one too.