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.| Status: | Released (1971-01-27) |
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| Screen: | Max Catto, Stirling Silliphant |
| Productions: | Hemdale, Michael Deeley-Peter Yates Films, Bolívar Films |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, Venezuela |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch |
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- 11390: Peter O'Toole - Murphy
- 12522: Siân Phillips - Hayden
- 24366: Philippe Noiret - Brezan
- 100095: Horst Janson - Lauchs
- 12690: John Hallam - Ellis
- 1046080: Ingo Mogendorf - Voght
- 1208787: John Clifford - German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Crews
- 12804: Peter Yates - Director - Directing
- 124084: Max Catto - Novel - Writing
- 6779: Stirling Silliphant - Screenplay - Writing
- 4120886: Brian Smith - Best Boy Electric - Lighting
- 581: Michael Deeley - Producer - Production
- 3449: Frank P. Keller - Editor - Editing
- 666: Douglas Slocombe - Director of Photography - Camera
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_**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 fac ....
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