Morituri (1965)

Directed by

Bernhard Wicki

Genre

war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 88 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A German pacifist is blackmailed by Allied forces into sabotaging a Nazi merchant ship at sea. The ship's captain also begins having doubts about the war.

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What happens

Morituri (also known as The Saboteur: Code Name Morituri) is a 1965 American war thriller film directed by Bernhard Wicki, written by Daniel Taradash, and starring Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin and Trevor Howard. The cinematography was by Conrad L. Hall, and the film musical score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith. Based on a 1958 novel of the same title by German writer Werner Jörg Lüddecke, the film centers on a German pacificist (Brando) blackmailed by the Allies into sabotaging a Nazi-controlled merchant ship, whose captain is having his own second thoughts about the war effort. The title of the film is from the Latin expression "Morituri te salutant" (“Those who are about to die salute you”), attributed to Roman gladiators. Released by 20th Century Fox on August 25, 1965, Morituri received generally positive reviews but was a commercial flop. It was nominated for two Oscars in the 38th Academy Awards, for Best Black-and-White Cinematography and Best Black-and-White Costume Design. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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