Morituri (1965)
Morituri is a 1965 action movie directed by Bernhard Wicki, with a running time of 2h 3m. It stars Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner and Janet Margolin.
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.
Cast
- Marlon Brando as Robert Crain
- Yul Brynner as Captain Müller
- Janet Margolin as Esther
- Trevor Howard as Colonel Statter
- Martin Benrath as Kruse
- Hans Christian Blech as Donkeyman
- Wally Cox as Dr. Ambach
- Max Haufler as Branner
- Rainer Penkert as Milkereit
- William Redfield as Baldwin
- Oscar Beregi Jr. as Admiral
- Martin Brandt as Nissen