Sob Dez Bandeiras (1960)

German raider, using various disguises, forces British ship to surrender. Story told from German point of view.

Director:

Duilio Coletti

Writers:

Bernhard Rogge (diaries), Vittoriano Petrilli (screenplay)

Stars:

Van Heflin, Charles Laughton, Mylène Demongeot

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Van Heflin	...	Captain Bernhard Rogge
Charles Laughton	...	Admiral Russell
Mylène Demongeot	...	Zizi (as Mylene Demongeot)
John Ericson	...	Krüger
Cecil Parker	...	Col. Howard
Folco Lulli	...	Paco
Alex Nicol	...	Knoche
Liam Redmond	...	Windsor
Eleonora Rossi Drago	...	Elsa
John Lee
Ralph Truman	...	Adm. Benson
Grégoire Aslan	...	Master of Abdullah (as Gregoire Aslan)
Peter Carsten	...	Lt. Mohr
Helmut Schmid
Gian Maria Volontè	...	Samuel Braunstein (as Gianmaria Volontè)

Storyline

In 1941, the British Admiralty is worried about the large number of Allied ships being destroyed in the Pacific Ocean by a mysterious enemy vessel. Initially, British Admiral Russell suspects that a German submarine is the culprit. However, the few revealed pieces of the mystery point to a German Navy surface warship.The British don't know it yet but the enemy ship in question is the German raider Atlantis commanded by Captain Rogge.His success in sneaking upon unsuspecting enemy vessels is due in large part on Atlantis' ability to disguise itself in a benign, non-combatant, neutral ship.To achieve this ruse, the Atlantis uses props, camouflage, paint, fake foreign flags and even theatrical costumes for its crew to make itself appear something it's not.When Atlantis is close to its prey, it reveals its true identity and opens fire sinking the duped victim. Finally realizing the truth, Admiral Russell decides to set traps in order to persuade Atlantis to reveal its position to a ...

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Plot Keywords:

german | ship | british | nazi | sensor beam | 

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Taglines:

Sensational 665-Day Pursuit of the Killer-Ship Atlantis!

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

M/12

Details

Country:

Italy USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 September 1960 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sob Dez Bandeiras

Filming Locations:

Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Charles Laughton was paid $100,000 by Dino De Laurentiis, almost twice the salary he received for "Spartacus ", released the same year.

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Goofs

Although this movie is supposed to be based on fact, the scene in which the spy breaks into the Germany Navy code room is fiction. In fact, the British code breakers at Bletchley Park had already broken the German codes and knew how to pinpoint Atlantis. However, to keep the Germans from knowing this, various cover stories were invented during the war. This error is not the fault of the film makers as this information wasn't revealed to the general public until 1974, 14 years after this movie was made.

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Crazy Credits

Opening credits: LONDON 1941

ADMIRALTY

User Reviews

A Great Naval War Film That should be on VHS and DVD

It has been many years since I saw this film but I remember it to be interesting with a differant view of the war through the eyes of the captain of the german raider, Atlantis. He is shown to be compassionate in saving as many lives as he can from the ships that he sinks and is not at all in agreement with Hitler's policies but his country is as war and so he obeys his orders. It is a shame that this film is not available on tape or otherwise as it depicts the other side of German officers not in "lock step" with Hitler.