Synopsis
During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar. The story is based on a novel by Wilbur Smith, which in turn is very loosely based on events involving the light cruiser SMS Königsberg, which was sunk after taking refuge in Rufigi delta in 1915.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
55 audience votes
Key crew
- Alastair ReidScreenplay
- Peter R. HuntDirector
- Wilbur SmithScreenplay
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Stanley PriceScreenplay
Cast
- Lee MarvinColonel Flynn O'Flynn
- Roger MooreSebastian Oldsmith
- Barbara ParkinsRosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith
- Ian HolmMohammed
- Reinhard KolldehoffHerman Fleischer
- Gernot EndemannBraun
- Karl Michael VoglerVon Kleine
- Horst JansonKyller
- Gerard PaquisCapt. da Silva
- Maurice DenhamMr. Smythe
- Jean KentMrs. Smythe
- Heather WrightCynthia Smythe
