Murphy's War

Murphy's War

1971 · 107 min · EN · PG · 6.2 (59 votes)
Dir. Peter Yates · Starring Peter O'Toole, Siân Phillips, Philippe Noiret, Horst Janson, John Hallam, Ingo Mogendorf

World War Two was just ending. World War Murphy is about to begin.

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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.

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A lone wolf's grim obsession fuels a desperate, one-man war. This is a stark, character-driven drama about the corrosive nature of revenge against the backdrop of a dying conflict.

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