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Peter O'Toole, Sian Phillips, Philippe Noiret, Horst Janson, John Hallam ...( see more  see more... ) , Ingo Mogendorf , George Roubicek

Peter O'Toole stars as Murphy, a stranded Irish merchant seaman who is the sole survivor of a WWII German U-boat attack in foreign waters. Rescued by Louis (Philippe Noiret), a French oil engineer, he...( read more  read more... ) is taken to a small village hospital and treated by Doctor Haiden (Siān Phillips), a strong-willed and beautiful British doctor. Despite the impending end of the war, Murphy is haunted by visions of the bloody attack on his boat and fellow sailors and will not rest until he has revenge.The German navy is still in hiding nearby; as Murphy recuperates, he learns of a derelict seaplane that he rebuilds in order to mount his own private campaign against the Germans. Against the backdrop of the remote tropical village, Murphy teaches himself how to fly the run-down plane, and with a rocky start and some daredevil flying he begins his plan of attack, making homemade explosives with Louis's help. Despite the threat of death and his ever-growing fascination with the beautiful doctor, Murphy is determined to win his own war and will not rest until he sees the German U-boat destroyed. This beautifully filmed saga, reminiscent of such wartime romances as THE AFRICAN QUEEN and TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT, was based on the novel by Max Catto and shot on location in Venezuela.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Peter Yates

Release Date: July 1, 1971

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DVD Release Date: June 10, 2003

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  • cjj3
    August 6, 2009
    cjj3
    Talk about slow going final fight
  • toppuk
    March 27, 2009
    toppuk
    Saw this for the first time yesterday, and thought it was very good.
  • wyatte53
    March 23, 2009
    wyatte53
    not gonna write a review on this, but thought you might enjoy it if you can find it. only 34 people on flixter have seen this and 26 gave it 4 stars.
    awsome performance from o'toole as a obsessed seaman bent on destroyiing theu boat tha sunk his ship.
    if you can find well worth...( read more) watching.

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