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Murphy's War plot summary

World War Two was just ending. World War Murphy is about to begin.

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.

Details

Release date

January 13, 1971

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Drama, War

Directed by

Peter Yates

Country

United Kingdom, Venezuela

TMDB rating

6.1 / 10 · 103 votes

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Cast

• Peter O'TooleMurphy
• Siân PhillipsHayden
• Philippe NoiretBrezan
• Horst JansonLauchs
• John HallamEllis
• Ingo MogendorfVoght
• JJohn CliffordGerman Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
• HHarry FielderGerman Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
• George RoubicekGerman Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
• Bob SimmonsGerman Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

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