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Morituri: Directed by Bernhard Wicki. With Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin, Trevor Howard. A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on a freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.
BY LEE PFEIFFER. Twilight Time has released the 1965 WWII espionage thriller "Morituri" as a region-free, limited edition (3,000 units) Blu-ray edition. The film represents yet another gem from Marlon Brando's "lost decade" of films that were bookended by the massive failure of "Mutiny on the Bounty" in 1962 and his triumphant starring role in ...
The terms "Morituri te salutamus" or "Morituri te salutant" were often used in by Roman gladiators in battles in the arena. It translates as "We/They who are about to die salute you."
Released in 1965 and unfortunately shot in B&W, "Morituri" is a suspense/drama taking place almost entirely on the freighter in the Pacific. The first 50 minutes are kinda meh as "Mr. Kyle" (Brando) sneaks around the ship disabling explosives and it's not very believable.
Morituri (also known as The Saboteur: Code Name Morituri) is a 1965 American war thriller film directed by Bernhard Wicki and starring Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin and Trevor Howard. The cinematography was by Conrad L. Hall, and the film musical score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith.
Morituri: Directed by Bernhard Wicki. With Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin, Trevor Howard. A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on a freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.
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Synopsis. 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.
