Murphy's War (Original title)

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Dates: 1971 (Copyright), 23 February 1970 (Production), 28 March 1971 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, USA

Director: Peter Yates

Synopsis: Adventure drama set in the closing days of World War II. Murphy becomes obsessed with revenge against a U-Boat crew who massacre all hands on a merchant ship off South America except engineer Murphy.

Genres: Action and Adventure, War

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Releases
Date: 1971Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 106 mins Length: 9539 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: London Screen Distributors

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©/Made by: Michael Deeley-Peter Yates Films Limited, opening logo: Paramount Pictures, a Dimitri de Grunwald presentation: Dimitri de Grunwald, Producer: Michael Deeley, Production Manager: Patrick Clayton, Production Supervisor: Ron Carr, Location Manager: Jonathan Benson, Second Unit Director: Colin Sherborne, Assistant Director: Bert Batt, Continuity: Helen Whitson, Sue Merry, [2nd Unit Continuity]: Louise Stein, Screenplay: Stirling Silliphant, Based on the novel by: Max Catto, Director of Photography: Douglas Slocombe, Aerial Photography: Ron Taylor, Camera Operator: Chic Waterson, Focus Puller: Robin Vidgeon, Unit Photographer: Keith Hamshere, Special Effects: Ira Anderson Jr, Special Effects: Roy Whybrow, Film Editor: Frank P. Keller, John Glen, Assistant Editor: Robert Richardson, Production Designer: Disley Jones, Property Master: Graham Sumner, Construction Manager: Terry Apsey, Costume Designer: Ann Gainsford, Wardrobe: Jim Smith, Make-up: Basil Newall, Hairdresser: Gordon Bond, Processed by: Rank Film Laboratories, Filmed in: Panavision, Musical Themes and Supervision by: John Barry, Additional Music Composed and Conducted by: Ken Thorne, Sound Recorded by: Robin Gregory, Dubbing Mixer: Gerry Humphries, Sound Editor: Allan Sones, Sound Editor: Rydal Love, Sound Editor: Nestor Lovera, Stunt Arranger: Bob Simmons, Aircraft and Aerial Sequences: Frank Tallman, Tallmantz Aviation Inc., Helicopter Pilot: Gilbert Chomat, Unit Publicist: Ted Gilling, Original radio announcements by courtesy of: N.B.C. Radio, We wish to thank ... for their co-operation during the making of this film: Corporacion Venezolana De Guyana, We wish to thank ... for their co-operation during the making of this film: The Venezulean Navy, The Government of Venezuela, [Made] at: Pinewood Studios, Twickenham Film Studios

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Peter O'Toole (Murphy), Siân Phillips (Dr Hayden), Philippe Noiret (Louis Brezan), Horst Janson (Lauchs, U-boat commander), John Hallam (Lieutenant Ellis), Ingo Mogendorf (Voght), George Roubicek (U-boat crewman)

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