Morituri Apr 2026
Robert Crain (Marlon Brando) is a wealthy German expat working in India, blackmailed by the British into boarding a German blockade runner (the Ingo ) traveling from Japan to occupied France with 7,000 tons of crude rubber.
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Crain must pose as an SS officer and dismantle the scuttling charges, allowing the American Navy to seize the cargo. Robert Crain (Marlon Brando) is a wealthy German
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Often praised as a "diamond in the rough," it is known for its tense atmosphere, gritty black-and-white cinematography (Conrad Hall), and a "brooding menace".
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Crain must convince Captain Mueller (Yul Brynner)—who is disillusioned with the Nazis—to act against his duty, while avoiding the suspicions of a loyalist First Officer.