Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1965-08-24) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | Werner Jörg Lüddecke, Daniel Taradash, Walon Green |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox, Arcola Pictures, Colony Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 10558: Janet Margolin - Esther
- 12726: Trevor Howard - Colonel Statter
- 23664: Martin Benrath - Kruse
- 23694: Hans Christian Blech - Donkeyman
- 100019: Wally Cox - Dr. Ambach
Crews
- 9894: Bernhard Wicki - Director - Directing
- 20600: Daniel Taradash - Writer - Writing
- 1433439: Paul Baxley - Stunt Coordinator - Crew
- 1433439: Paul Baxley - Stunt Double - Crew
- 7766: Roy N. Sickner - Stunt Double - Crew
- 1336289: William Eckhardt - Unit Production Manager - Production
- 18638: L.B. Abbott - Visual Effects - Visual Effects
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***WWII suspense/drama about a freighter in the Pacific with Brando and Brynner*** A German expatriate pacifist (Marlon Brando) is forced to pose as an SS Standard Leader for the purpose of disabling the scuttling charges on a merchant ship carrying rubber vital to the German war ....
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"Crain" (Marlon Brando) is quietly sitting out WWII at his home in India when he gets a visit from the "Col. Statter" (Trevor Howard) who delivers a few home truths in order to get him to volunteer to help commandeer a ship loaded with rubber leaving Japan and heading to Nazi control ....
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