Murphy's War (DVD)

Description: Genre: War & Western - War / Theatrical Release: 1971 / Suitable for 18 years and over / Director: Peter Yates / ... more

Murphy's War (DVD) ... Actors: Peter O'Toole, Siân Phillips, Philippe Noiret, Horst Janson, John Hallam ... / DVD released 2002-07-29 at Starz Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: PAL

Newest Review: ... hit or miss, and it generally depends on the plot and how it is attacked. A good war film will have a lot of tension, I find, ... more

... and this film, for me, was too much like going through the motions, like a routine. It is given a little less credence by the lack of tension exuded from the characters when the captain of the U-Boat comes ashore. I would have expected a bit more anticipation to build up. Instead, I was rather nonplussed by the episode. Indeed, that is rather how I felt throughout the film. The overall aspect, and the way the plot itself was developed, was decent enough, but I felt that its essence from the beginning wasn't attac...more

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	Murphy's War [DVD] [1971] Release Date: 2002 - 07 - 29, Rating Suitable for 18 years and over, Last Update 06.12.2009 05:57	£ 18.45

Murphy's War [DVD] [1971]
Release Date: 2002 - 07 - 29, Rating Suitable for 18 years and over,

Last Update 06.12.2009 05:57

£ 18.45

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Murphy's War (DVD): Murphy's War against a disappointing film (534 words)
by - written on 16/07/09 (Very useful, 32 readings)
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Filmed in and around the stunning setting of the Orinoco River in Venezuela, Murphy's War is a 1971 film starring Peter O'Toole as Irishman Murphy, the only survivor of a German U-Boat attack on a merchant ship. It is set towards the end of World War 2. Murphy is rescued by Louis Brezon (Philippe Noiret) and attended to by the lovely Dr Hayden (Sian Phillips), a Quaker who opposes the war and is working in a mission. Revenge is on Murphy's mind, and when he discovers an old abandoned seaplane, he sets about finding the whereabouts of the nearby U-Boat, and plans ways to destroy it, revenging the rest of his crew. I find that war films either hit or ... Read the complete review

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