UK / USA,
1971, 107 min
(Alternative: 102 min)
Directed by:
Peter YatesScreenplay:
Stirling SilliphantCinematography:
Douglas SlocombeCast:
Peter O'Toole, Siân Phillips, Philippe Noiret, Horst Janson, John Hallam, George Roubicek, Harry FielderVOD (1)
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O’Toole is the titular Irish merchant seaman, whose ship is attacked by a German U-boat on the Orinoco river in Venezuela during the dying days of World War II. The sole survivor, Murphy is picked up by a French oil engineer (Philippe Noiret) and taken to a native village hospital where he is treated by the pacifist Quaker Dr Hayden (Siân Phillips). During his convalescence, Murphy plots his one man war on the enemy U-boat that callously slaughtered his shipmates… (Powerhouse Films)
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