Morituri

Morituri

1965 · 123 min · EN · 6.8 (62 votes)
Dir. Bernhard Wicki · Starring Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin, Trevor Howard, Martin Benrath, Hans Christian Blech · Music Jerry Goldsmith

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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.

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A claustrophobic, morally murky wartime thriller. The tension simmers as a man is forced into a dangerous deception aboard a ship, navigating treacherous waters and his own conscience. It’s a grim, character-focused descent into the psychological pressures of conflict.

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