Morituri

Name: Morituri
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 1965-08-24
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 6.793

★ 6,8 /10 (87 Votes)

1965 EN 123 min

Overview

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.

Release date

24/08/1965

Votes

Popularity

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Genres

Action Drama Thriller War

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

123 min

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Captain Müller

Janet Margolin

Esther

Trevor Howard

Colonel Statter

Martin Benrath

Kruse

Hans Christian Blech

Donkeyman

Wally Cox

Dr. Ambach

Max Haufler

Branner

Rainer Penkert

Milkereit

William Redfield

Baldwin

Oscar Beregi Jr.

Admiral (as Oscar Beregi)

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Martin Brandt

Nissen

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Charles De Vries

Kurz

Carl Esmond

Busch

Martin Kosleck

Wilke

Norbert Schiller

Steward

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Rick Traeger

Schultz

Ivan Triesault

Lt. Brandt

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Robert Sorrells

Koeniger

Eric Braeden

Radio Officer (uncredited)

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Frank London

Merchant Marine (uncredited)

Jim Goodwin

Merchant Marine (uncredited)

Gregg Barton

Merchant Marine (uncredited)

Paul Baxley

Crew Member (uncredited)

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Hal Bokar

Merchant Marine (uncredited)

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Heinz Brinkmann

Crew Member (uncredited)

Gene Dynarski

Merchant Marine (uncredited)

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Harold Dyrenforth

Cornelson, Ingo Navigator (uncredited)

Horst Ebersberg

Crew Member (uncredited)

Fritz Ford

Crew Member (uncredited)

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Sam Javis

Merchant Marine (uncredited)

Roy Jenson

Merchant Marine (uncredited)

Buck Kartalian

Merchant Marine (uncredited)

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Robert Kino

Capt. Hatsuma (uncredited)

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Manfred Lating

Lutz (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

Merchant Marine (uncredited)

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