Morituri (1965): Cast & Plot
Morituri is a 1965 war thriller directed by Bernhard Wicki, starring Marlon Brando as Robert Crain, Trevor Howard and Yul Brynner. It runs 2 hours 3 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 3m (123 min)
- Director
- Bernhard Wicki
- Original language
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English - Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Morituri About?
The premise of Morituri without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A German expatriate in India during World II is coerced by British intelligence to pose as an SS officer aboard a Japanese cargo ship bound for Germany, carrying a large consignment of rubber for tyres. His objective is to sabotage the vessel’s scuttling charges, preventing the captain from sinking the ship if it is intercepted by Allied warships.
Morituri Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- sabotage
- world war two
- german
- rubber
- cargo ship
- explosive
- nazi
- party member
- suicide mission
- pacific
- based on novel
- scuttling charge
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- impersonating an ss officer
- rubber cargo
- disgraced officer
- threatening someone's family
- card game
- bare chested male
- german embassy
- adolf hitler painting
- ernst ludwig kirchner painting
- dangerous mission
- deserter
- calcutta india
- schutzstaffel pin
- ss ingo freighter
- backhand slap
- whistling
- superstition
- nazi party member
- disarming a bomb
- flickering lights
- lifeboat drill
- life vest
- bird in a cage
- winch
- character says heil hitler
- sunk ship
- naval convoy
- man hits woman
- naval destroyer
- abandon ship
- torpedoed ship
- navigation map
- starfish island
- prisoner transfer
- pipe smoking
- arsenal
- syringe
- drunkenness
Morituri Cast & Characters
Marlon Brando leads the cast as Robert Crain, with Trevor Howard as Colonel Statter and Yul Brynner as Captain Müller. Directed by Bernhard Wicki; 36 actors are credited in all.
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Director Bernhard Wicki
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Marlon Brando as Robert Crain -
Trevor Howard as Colonel Statter -
Yul Brynner as Captain Müller - Martin Benrath as Kruse
Also Starring in Morituri
· 32 more- Janet Margolin Esther
- Harold Goodwin Merchant Marine (uncredited)
- Roy Jenson Merchant Marine (uncredited)
- Ivan Triesault Lt. Brandt
- Gregg Barton Merchant Marine (uncredited)
- Martin Kosleck Wilke
- Carl Esmond Busch
- Hans Christian Blech Donkeyman
- Norbert Schiller Steward
- Eric Braeden Radio Officer (uncredited)
- Wally Cox Dr. Ambach
- Buck Kartalian Merchant Marine (uncredited)
- Rainer Penkert Milkereit
- William Redfield Baldwin
- Oscar Beregi Jr. Admiral (as Oscar Beregi)
- Hal Bokar Merchant Marine (uncredited)
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- Paul Baxley Crew Member (uncredited)
- Robert Sorrells Koeniger
- Gene Dynarski Merchant Marine (uncredited)
- Robert Kino Capt. Hatsuma (uncredited)
- Fritz Ford Crew Member (uncredited)
- Max Haufler Branner
- Jim Goodwin Merchant Marine (uncredited)
- Martin Brandt Nissen
- Frank London Merchant Marine (uncredited)
- Horst Ebersberg Crew Member (uncredited)
- Harold Dyrenforth Cornelson, Ingo Navigator (uncredited)
- Rick Traeger Schultz
- Sam Javis Merchant Marine (uncredited)
- Heinz Brinkmann Crew Member (uncredited)
- Charles De Vries Kurz
- Manfred Lating Lutz (uncredited)
More from Bernhard Wicki
More films directed by Bernhard Wicki: The Visit and The Miracle of Father Malachia.
Morituri Plot Summary
What happens in Morituri from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Robert Crain is a wealthy German engineer and pacifist who fled to India under a fabricated Swiss identity after being conscripted into the Wehrmacht at the start of World War II. He is blackmailed by Colonel Statter into taking part in a high-stakes plan to seize a shipment of rubber, a scarce resource crucial to both sides’ war efforts, that will soon be carried by the German merchant ship Ingo from Japan to Nazi-occupied Bordeaux. With forged paperwork and a cover story—he poses as Standartenführer Hans Keil, a senior SS officer needing to return to Germany—Crain must use his engineering skills to disable the scuttling charges that all German merchant ships are ordered to set in order to prevent cargo from falling into Allied hands.
Full summary
The whole story of Morituri, scene by scene
Morituri Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Morituri.
How Well Do You Know Morituri?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What profession does the protagonist Robert Crain hold before becoming involved in the wartime plan?
Morituri Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Saboteur - Code Name Morituri” and “Kennwort Morituri”.
- Also known as
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- Saboteur - Code Name Morituri
- Kennwort Morituri
- 谍舰
- I morituri
- Моритури
- 모리투리-유보트
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Morituri FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Morituri, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Morituri?
Morituri runs 2 hours 3 minutes (123 minutes).
When was Morituri released?
Morituri was released on August 24, 1965.
Who directed Morituri?
Morituri was directed by Bernhard Wicki.
More films by Bernhard Wicki Who is in the cast of Morituri?
Morituri stars Marlon Brando as Robert Crain, Trevor Howard as Colonel Statter and Yul Brynner as Captain Müller, among 36 credited actors.
Does Morituri have a post-credit scene?
No. Morituri has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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