Murphy's War

Name: Murphy's War
Director: Peter Yates
Released: 1971
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Siân Phillips, Philippe Noiret, Horst Janson, John Hallam

1971 · 107 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 4,160 VOTES · DIR. Peter Yates

Overview

Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance. He wishes to sink the U-Boat by means of any method imaginable to him, and sets about to make the courageous attempt, assisted by Louis, the administrator of the local oil company.

Dialogue Timeline — 707 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:07 Get those boats free!

00:06:38 and I've seen plenty of backsides before.

00:08:06 How do you feel now?

00:09:23 Oh, Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

00:11:04 Louis Brezon.

00:12:32 I begged them, "Let me face the Germans. "

00:15:54 Yeah.

00:17:02 Mr. Murphy, will you please shut up?

00:24:12 and they give me a fantastic picture.

00:28:28 You know machines?

00:31:51 Yes, but can you fly her?

00:44:01 Whoom... you see.

00:45:17 to keep you, is there?

00:47:17 And that's about nine inches a second.

00:49:15 It's only a question of hours now

00:50:34 Bottles?

00:52:14 You're enjoying it!

00:59:43 Onward, Christian soldiers

01:01:01 Call me wealthy.

01:12:02 Oh, no.

01:13:48 Why did you do that?

01:20:12 Pull out and try and set us up for a torpedo.

01:26:44 cut the engines.

01:40:01 Jesus!

Cast & Characters

Peter O'Toole Murphy Siân Phillips Hayden Philippe Noiret Brezan Horst Janson Lauchs John Hallam Ellis Ingo Mogendorf Voght John Clifford Submarine Crewman Harry Fielder German Sub Crewman George Roubicek U-Boat Crewman Bob Simmons member of German sub crew

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed707

Dialogue density6.6 lines / min

First line00:03:07

Final line01:40:01

Production Record

DirectorPeter Yates

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes4,160