A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.
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Title: Morituri (1965)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Marlon Brando | ... | Robert Crain | |
| Yul Brynner | ... | Captain Mueller | |
| Janet Margolin | ... | Esther | |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Colonel Statter | |
| Martin Benrath | ... | Kruse | |
| Hans Christian Blech | ... | Donkeyman | |
| Wally Cox | ... | Dr. Ambach | |
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Max Haufler | ... | Branner |
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Rainer Penkert | ... | Milkereit |
| William Redfield | ... | Baldwin | |
| Oscar Beregi Jr. | ... | Admiral (as Oscar Beregi) | |
| Martin Brandt | ... | Nissen | |
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Charles De Vries | ... | Kurz |
| Carl Esmond | ... | Busch | |
| Martin Kosleck | ... | Wilke | |
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A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so the captain cannot sink the ship if they are stopped by English warships. Written by Daniel Bruce <danbec@one.net.au>
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World War II, Espionage, adventure and human lives have never before been combined so explosivelyParents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
September 1965 (Austria) See more »Also Known As:
Saboteur: Code Name Morituri See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$6,290,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$3,000,000, 31 December 1965Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Colonel Statter: I was born on a chilly island.
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Marlon Brando offered directing duties to Stanley Kubrick who was working on "more interesting ideas (of his own)," according Kubrick's letter collection. See more »Goofs
Trevor Howard (Colonel Statter) refers to India as a "British dominion" but British India was under direct British rule (and the external affairs of the Indian princely states were dictated by Britain) prior to 1947, when British India became a self-governing dominion. India later became a republic, in 1950. See more »Quotes
Robert Crain: Statter, you're a cold bastard.Colonel Statter: I was born on a chilly island.
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I'll quickly cover this film and then go on to talk about IMDb and its rankings scheme in general.
Morituri was for me a big surprise as I wasn't expecting much. Frankly Im not very used to watching black and white films and most films from that era do seem rather dated to me. This movie rocked my socks. It was tight, gripping, and moving. Like a well written thriller played out on screen by arguably the greatest leading men of all time - Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner. If you haven't already seen this, watch it right now. Its worth your time and $.
Now lets have a look at IMDb rankings. The Dark Knight was released in 2008 and has about 637,794 votes. Casablanca released in 1942 has about 207,358.
There's no logical or artistic reason why The Dark Knight is rated higher than Casablanca on IMDb's ranking.
Therefore if you're reading this, do your best to promote the films that you really like because there are millions of fools doing the same for substandard, trashy ones. Now I'm not saying the Dark Knight is trashy but just used that title as an example.