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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.
During World War II, German Robert Crain (Marlon Brando) goes AWOL and heads to India to live peacefully. He is discovered, however, by the British Secret Service, who force him to go on an ...
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- Marlon Brando
- Bernhard Wicki
- Arcola Pictures
Brando's career presumably took a dive in the 60s, but Morituri is definitely a good movie with excellent performances by its two leads and it boasts some of the best camera work I've ever seen. On a scale from 1-10, I'd give the film at least an 8.
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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- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Bernhard Wicki
- 1965-09-17
Directed by Bernhard Wicki. Must mean something unusual. 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.
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- Bernhard Wicki
Oct 10, 2019 · Plots and machinations and human emotions roil in what could be a straightforward sea-going adventure. And there’s plenty of suspense to be found in the simple act of sailing. The ship in Morituri is a blockade runner, trying desperately to make its way from Tokyo to Bordeaux, France.
Morituri Reviews. It is competent, skilled, professional, and slick, and because it is all these things, it is marvelously entertaining. Full Review | Mar 13, 2020. A little gem to...
