- Film Review
- Reviewed By Adrian Turner
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3 out of 5
This trifle has hints of The African Queen, with Peter O'Toole as a manic Irish seaman who teams up with a Quaker missionary (O'Toole's then wife, Sian Phillips) and a French oil engineer (convincingly played by Philippe Noiret) to sink a German U-boat on the Orinoco delta. Shot in the jungles of Venezuela, the film's blend of whimsy and battle is skilfully handled by director Peter Yates, who was riding high at the time on the success of Bullitt.
Plot Summary
Second World War action adventure starring Peter O'Toole, Sian Phillips and Philippe Noiret. An Irish seaman single-handedly takes on a German U-boat after it sinks the ship he was on and destroys the Venezuelan mission where he sought sanctuary.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Murphy
- Peter O'Toole
- Dr Hayden
- Sian Phillips
- Louis Brezan
- Philippe Noiret
- Kapitan Lauchs
- Horst Janson
- Lieutenant Ellis
- John Hallam
- Lieutenant Voght
- Ingo Mogendorf
Crew
- Director
- Peter Yates
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