Plot
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.
Cast
Peter O'Toole
Murphy
Siân Phillips
Hayden
Philippe Noiret
Brezan
Horst Janson
Lauchs
John Hallam
Ellis
Ingo Mogendorf
Voght
John Clifford
German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
George Roubicek
German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Bob Simmons
German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Crew
Peter Yates
Director
Stirling Silliphant
Screenplay
Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography
Michael Deeley
Producer
Luis Guillermo Villegas Blanco
Producer
Nestor Lovera
Producer
Hernán Rubín
Producer
Related films
7.4Lifeboat
1944
Film details
7.0Against the Sun
2014
Film details
6.7Eye of the Needle
1981
Film details
6.7Morituri
1965
Film details
6.1Operation Pacific
1951
Film details
7.4Greyhound
2020
Film details
6.1Hostile Waters
1997
Film details
5.9Attack Force Z
1982
Film details
6.6K-19: The Widowmaker
2002
Film details
6.7Battleground
1949
Film details
7.0The Bedford Incident
1965
Film details
6.2On the Beach
2000
Film details
6.6Courage Under Fire
1996
Film details
6.6The Great Escaper
2023
Film details
7.1The Scarlet and the Black
1983
Film details