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12/04/1976 Adventure, War 2h 27m
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A spectacular adventure you will always remember and a beautiful love story you will never forget.

Overview

During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher 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. The story is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith, which in turn is very loosely based on events involving the light cruiser SMS Königsberg, which was sunk after taking refuge in Rufigi delta in 1915.

  1. Peter R. Hunt

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Lee Marvin

    Colonel Flynn O'Flynn

  2. Roger Moore

    Sebastian Oldsmith

  3. Barbara Parkins

    Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith

  4. Ian Holm

    Mohammed

  5. Reinhard Kolldehoff

    Herman Fleischer

  6. Gernot Endemann

    Braun

  7. Karl Michael Vogler

    Von Kleine

  8. Horst Janson

    Kyller

  9. Gerard Paquis

    Capt. da Silva

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-03
There is something of the "African Queen" (1951) about this rather disposable, but enjoyable tale of "Flynn" (Lee Marvin) whom, along with his daughter "Rosa" (Barbara Perkins) and her posh British husband "Sebastian" (Roger Moore) set out to avenge the destruction of their East African livelihood by taking on the pride of the Kriegsmarine - the "SMS Blücher" as it undergoes repairs near Zanzibar. It's a fun adventure with all concerned looking as though they enjoyed themselves, and Reinhard Kolldehoff makes for almost as good a German foil as Gert Frobe might have done. It's very much a tong...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$10,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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