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Murphy's War

  • 19711971
  • GPGP
  • 1h 47m
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6.8/10
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Peter O'Toole in Murphy's War (1971)
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A lone survivor from a British naval ship is obsessed with getting revenge on a German U-boat crew that massacred his shipmates in the water.A lone survivor from a British naval ship is obsessed with getting revenge on a German U-boat crew that massacred his shipmates in the water.A lone survivor from a British naval ship is obsessed with getting revenge on a German U-boat crew that massacred his shipmates in the water.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.5K
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    • Peter Yates
    • Max Catto(novel)
    • Stirling Silliphant(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Peter O'Toole
    • Siân Phillips
    • Philippe Noiret
    • Peter Yates
    • Max Catto(novel)
    • Stirling Silliphant(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Peter O'Toole
    • Siân Phillips
    • Philippe Noiret
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 52User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Peter O'Toole and Philippe Noiret in Murphy's War (1971)
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    Peter O'Toole and Siân Phillips in Murphy's War (1971)
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    Peter O'Toole and Philippe Noiret in Murphy's War (1971)
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    Peter O'Toole and Philippe Noiret in Murphy's War (1971)

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    Peter O'Toole
    Peter O'Toole
    • Murphy
    Siân Phillips
    Siân Phillips
    • Hayden
    • (as Sian Phillips)
    Philippe Noiret
    Philippe Noiret
    • Brezan
    Horst Janson
    Horst Janson
    • Lauchs
    John Hallam
    John Hallam
    • Ellis
    Ingo Mogendorf
    • Voght
    John Clifford
    • Submarine Crewman
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Fielder
    Harry Fielder
    • German Sub Crewman
    • (uncredited)
    George Roubicek
    George Roubicek
    • U-Boat Crewman
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Simmons
    Bob Simmons
    • member of German sub crew
    • (uncredited)
      • Peter Yates
      • Max Catto(novel)
      • Stirling Silliphant(screenplay)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The part of the U-Boat was played by a Venezuelan submarine, the former USS Tilefish (SS-307). The floating crane was, itself, a former WW2 tank landing craft.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 17 mins) There is modern-day traffic on the far right of the screen crossing a high bridge just above the tree-line.
    • Quotes

      Brezan: Man is only truly alive when he confronts death.

      Murphy: He can also be truly dead.

    • Alternate versions
      The original UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to remove 2 uses of the word 'fuck' and to edit shots of bloody shootings and dead bodies for an 'A' (PG) certificate. The 12-rated UK DVD release restores the gunshot scenes but also has the swear words blanked out, and an inferior 4:3 transfer.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Flying Doctors: Million-Acre Prison (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      My Hat's on the Side of My Head
      (uncredited)

      Written by Harry M. Woods and Claude Hulbert

      Performed by Roy Fox

      Played on the gramophone

    User reviews52

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    9/10
    Some of the best flying sequences ever filmed
    "Some of the best flying sequences ever filmed". With a leader like that, you couldn't miss it! Sit back, turn up the volume and watch Peter O'Toole's character attempt to lift off an aeroplane when he has never flown one before.

    It's the roaring sound of the aeroplane engine that does it. No other movie has given me the same realism of flying, because no other movie produces such a mind numbing loud and realistic engine sound. And when he get's it up in the air, how O'Toole depicts the shear joy of flying. It's all so exciting because of the sense of realism. Remember, turn up the volume.
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    • Apr 11, 2006

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    • Release date
      • January 15, 1971 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
    • Production companies
      • Michael Deeley-Peter Yates Films
      • London Screenplays
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
      • Mono

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