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Murphy's War(Movie, 1971)

1h 47min | Genres: Drama, War
Murphy's WarRating: 3.2/5 (with 2626 votes)
Murphy's War is an Eastmancolor 1971 Panavision war film starring Peter O'Toole and Siân Phillips. It was directed by Peter Yates based on the 1969 novel by Max Catto. The film's cinematographer was Douglas Slocombe. The film is set in South America during World War II and focuses on a stubborn survivor of a sunken merchant ship who is consumed in his quest for revenge and retribution against the German submarine that sank his ship. ()
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About Murphy's War

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Shot in: Malta
Plays in: Venezuela
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 15 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 07/01/1971 (World premiere: 01/27/1971)
Director: Peter Yates
Producer: Michael Deeley
Screenwriter: Stirling Silliphant
Film Editor: John Glen
Director of Photography: Douglas Slocombe
Composer: John Barry
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"La guerre de Murphy"
"Ο μεγάλος αντάρτης"
"新戰海浮生"
"Murphy háborúja"
Budget: 5,000,000 USD

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