Morituri

Starring:Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin, Trevor Howard, Martin Benrath, Hans Christian Blech, Wally Cox, Max Haufler, Rainer Penkert, William Redfield, Oscar Beregi Jr., Martin Brandt, Charles De Vries, Carl Esmond, Martin Kosleck, Norbert Schiller, Robert Sorrells, Rick Traeger, Ivan Triesault, Rick Weber (II)
Director: Bernhard Wicki
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

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Morituri
Suspenseful action highlights this film in which Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner team up to defuse a Nazi freighter, poised to explode upon capture.

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Running Time: 414 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

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No separate peace
Explosive war cocktail: Brando and Brynner
As tense as they come
Water, water everywhere and no Stella.
a classic wwII sea adventure

Morituri
Starring: Marlon Brando , Yul Brynner , Janet Margolin , Trevor Howard , and Martin Benrath
Director: Bernhard Wicki
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0001NBMI0
Release Date: 2004-05-25

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Marlon Brando plays a world-weary, conscientious objector to all wars in the tense, thoughtful Morituri, an adult drama about wartime ethics and the price of commitment to a cause. Brando plays Robert Crain, a German deserter who escaped the Nazis with his fortune intact, happy to be sitting out the battle in British-governed India. His comfort is challenged when an intelligence official (Trevor Howard) essentially blackmails him into going undercover, posing as an SS officer taking passage on a German ship carrying tons of rubber for munitions. Crain's mission is to deliver the ship into Allied hands, but once he's aboard, he becomes a target of derision by the proud, anti-Nazi captain (Yul Brynner) and suspicion by a handful of Resistance members planning to scuttle the voyage. The dramatic irony in this film by German actor-director Bernhard Wicki is that Crain, who claims to take no sides and believes in nothing worth killing for, becomes a catalyst for a great deal of sacrifice and the underscoring of others' convictions with bloodshed. Janet Margolin has a memorable role as a half-mad, Jewish doctor who puts her life on the line to help Crain, and Brynner nearly steals the show in a tremendous performance as a man who has lost faith in everything. Some spectacular scenes give Morituri a certain electricity, including a complicated, unbroken shot taken (one presumes) from a helicopter that swoops in on the ship from a distance to catch a few lines of dialogue and a bit of action. --Tom Keogh

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Suspenseful action highlights this film in which Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner team up to defuse a Nazi freighter, poised to explode upon capture.

Customer Reviews:

No separate peace.......2007-01-12

In this brilliant espionage action drama, two men are seeking a separate peace with fascism - one through attempting neutrality, one through attempting blind nationalism, both by avoiding a clear decision for either side. Neither seems willing to be honest with themselves. They both must face their denial and the fact that they must choose. Two cynical realists have to decide what is worth believing in. Along the way is edge-of-your-seat action, intense drama, and thrilling espionage.

Explosive war cocktail: Brando and Brynner.......2006-09-01

I've never seen this movie before, and it engaged me from the begining. I remember some comments from my father, (a Mr. Brando's fan) many years ago about Morituri and the strong perfomances of both actors there.
My father passed away in 2003. He was right about Morituri.
Now, talking a little bit about the DVD, it'll satisfy all your quality requirements, even when the sound is not so good as you'd like. All the features are good enough, at least for me. Morituri deserves to be bought by every war films fan or, even more, for every Mr. Brando's or Mr. Brynner's fan.

As tense as they come.......2006-09-01

Few films have me sitting on the edge of my seat for a full two hours, but this is one of them. Brando is superb, Brynner is great, his Nazi subordinate is excellent: no one lets this picture down. The story is implausible, and you have to suppress your disbelief, but the twists and turns, the bluff and double-bluff are so gripping that it's not hard to do. Beautifully shot in moody noir and white it is also directed with a terrific sense of sustained excitement, and certainly kept me guessing --- every cliche was side-stepped. I had no idea how it was going to end. The plot line is so convoluted that at times it seems almost shapeless, but what holds it together are the extremely well-written individual scenes, where the dialogue is razor-sharp and exceptionally well-delivered by the performers --- Brando especially. It's sad to think that these kinds of adventure tales are no longer made: almost all we get now are monotonous TV-style bang-bang-bangs; or overblown blockbusters aimed at morons. Presumably the reason it didn't do too well at the box-office is that a small group of Americans are shown as little better than their Nazi counterparts.

Water, water everywhere and no Stella........2006-04-29

This movie alone makes for all those "Guys and Dolls" dribble that exposed Marlon Brando's frail ego and talent.This is a variation on the plot of "Counterfeit Traitor," (true story), nonetheless, this is a treat to watch for WWII spy yarns.The Latin title refers to the precious human cargo aboard the tanker Brando's character is blackmailed to sabotage a German tanker. Told it would be carrying rubber, this poses a problem for awhile.The cast is international, Yul Brynner as the tanker captain, Janet Margolin,(David and Lisa), Trevor Howard and others. More comfortable in the German accent, Brando is captivating throughout and convincing, with the piercing,probing eyes of Brynner, who lets no one up-stage him. The actual tanker is wonderfully shot from bridge to bilge areas,as it follows the double-dealings of the crew. The tension mounts with unexpected visitors who could expose Brando's artifice and sink the boat and plot. A U-boat appears. What to do? She-bang,She-bang. No, my friend. To find out, you must see this under-rated cat-and-mouse WWII yarn. A Vinner. Yah. Das first Boat.

a classic wwII sea adventure.......2005-10-11

This is one of the best WWII films i Have seen. It really boggles my mind that this film flopped at the box office and with the critics.

Brando and Brynner are amazing to look at and the screen crackells with their chemistry.

The film has serious drama, dialogue and the plight of the concentration camp vicitms is poignantly handled.

Brando is amazing to look at and his command of the accents is great to watch. He is just brilliant and Brynner stands up to him very well..

The direction is tight and the cinematography is one of the best i have ever seen.

The movie should be reevaluted and get its rightful and much deserved appreciation.

a 21 gun salute to the movie. Another slap on the critics who ssaid that Brando did nothing great in the 60s.

The only hitch that i can see is that there should have been extra features besides the trailors in the dvd.

all in all, great fun.

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