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"Must mean something unusual"

Duration

2h 03m

Release

24 Aug 1965

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so the captain cannot sink the ship if they are stopped by English warships.

Plot

A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on a freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.

Cast

Marlon BrandoYul BrynnerJanet Margolin

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.0/10Rotten Tomatoes: 75%

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Director

Bernhard Wicki

Writers

Werner Jörg LüddeckeDaniel TaradashWalon Green

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

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