Murphy's War

original title:
Murphy's War
other titles:
La guerra de Murphy, Das Wiegenlied der Verdammten
country / year of production:
Great Britain / 1971
original length:
107 min. , color
premiere:
UK: 13 January 1971
West Germany: 16 July 1976
genre:
action
based on:
Catto, Max: Murphy's War. New York City: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1968.
director:
Peter Yates
film script:
Maxwell Jeffrey Catto , Stirling Silliphant
producer:
Michael Deeley
cinematographer:
Douglas Slocombe
editor:
John Glen , Frank P. Keller
composer:
cast (role):
Peter O'Toole (Murphy) , Siân Phillips (Hayden) , Philippe Noiret (Brezan) , Horst Janson (Lauchs) , John Hallam (Ellis) , Peter O'Toole , Siân Phillips , Philippe Noiret , Horst Janson , John Hallam
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plot synopsis:
Murphy is the sole survivor of a ship that was sunk and the end of World War II by a german submarine and whose passengers were gunned down with a machine gun in the water. Murphy vows revenge and teaches himself how to fly a plane to find the submarine. He tries sinking it but is only able to do so in the end with the help of a fright ship and by giving his own life.
keywords:
single fighter , submarine , jungle , suicide squad / mission , shell shock , air raid
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
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