
Murphy's War
World War Two was just ending. World War Murphy is about to begin.
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1/27/1971Runtime
107 minsOverview
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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A lone survivor consumed by rage transforms a remote mission station into a staging ground for an increasingly desperate vendetta against the U-boat that destroyed his crew. It's a portrait of a man hollowed by loss, pouring everything into an impossible act of retribution.
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Peter O'Toole
Murphy

Siân Phillips
Hayden

Philippe Noiret
Brezan

Horst Janson
Lauchs

John Hallam
Ellis

Ingo Mogendorf
Voght
John Clifford
German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

George Roubicek
German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

Bob Simmons
German Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
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