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13/01/1971 Drama, War 1h 47m
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World War Two was just ending. World War Murphy is about to begin.

Overview

Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance. He wishes to sink the U-Boat by means of any method imaginable to him, and sets about to make the courageous attempt, assisted by Louis, the administrator of the local oil company.

  1. Peter Yates

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Peter O'Toole

    Murphy

  2. Siân Phillips

    Hayden

  3. Philippe Noiret

    Brezan

  4. Horst Janson

    Lauchs

  5. John Hallam

    Ellis

  6. Ingo Mogendorf

    Voght

  7. John Clifford

    German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

  8. Harry Fielder

    German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

  9. George Roubicek

    German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2020-09-14
_**WW2 tale of revenge in… Venezuela?**_

Near the end of WW2, a U-boat attack on the Orinoco River, Venezuela, leaves only one survivor, an Irish seaman (Peter O'Toole). After recovering at a Quaker mission, he intends on finding the Germans responsible and wiping them off the face of the Earth. Sian Phillips plays the Quaker doctor, Philippe Noiret a helpful local and Horst Janson the German captain.

Directed by Peter Yates, “Murphy’s War” (1971) is a gritty realistic WW2 flick in the tradition of “The African Queen” (1951) with the German U-boat crew similar to those in �...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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