Roar at the devil
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Roar at the devil |
| Original title | Shout at the Devil |
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| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1976 |
| length | 133 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter R. Hunt |
| script |
Stanley Price Alastair Reid Wilbur A. Smith |
| production | Michael Klinger Tony Klinger Robert stars |
| music | Maurice Jarre |
| camera | Michael Reed |
| cut | Michael J. Duthie |
| occupation | |
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Roar the Devil (also known as Cat and Dog ) is a British film from 1975. It premiered in 1976 and stars Lee Marvin and Roger Moore .
action
Zanzibar 1913: The elderly American O'Flynn lives from poaching elephants in German East Africa to sell their tusks . To finance his next hunting expedition, he hires the unsuspecting Englishman Sebastian Oldsmith, whom he has robbed without being recognized.
During the hunt, the Englishman made the acquaintance of O'Flynn's archenemy, Commander Fleischer, who finally got the two of them with a gunboat. Their dhow is capsized by the German cruiser Blücher and they lose their prey. In O'Flynn's home in the United States, Oldsmith falls in love with his daughter Rosa. They get married and have a daughter. During another raid in German East Africa , they learn that the First World War has broken out.
Since O'Flynn knows his way around German territory, he becomes interesting for the English as a spy, which the warhorse likes to give to his son-in-law in order to collect the reward. So they should find out where the Blücher is hidden, as it is a thorn in the side of the English Navy. They can arrest a German naval officer in an attack on a material transport. In a reconnaissance flight that ends badly, the location of the Blücher can be found. Disguised as local workers, they enter the ship and want to blow it up - which doesn't seem so easy after Fleischer discovered their warehouse and brought Rosa into his power. While the time bomb is running, Oldsmith saves Rosa. O'Flynn sacrifices himself so they can both escape.
Remarks
- The Blücher named in the film should be based on the cruiser of the same name of the Imperial Navy . However, the ship had never been stationed in African waters and was sunk in the battle on Dogger Bank in 1915. In fact, the film or the novel refers to the small cruiser SMS Königsberg (1905) , which was sunk in German East Africa in 1915.
Reviews
“An adventure, gossip and war film prepared with ingredients that are supposedly effective for the public, but whose substance is implausible and stretched [...]. Cliché follows cliché, prejudice after prejudice, accompanied by an infantile dialogue. "
Web links
- Roaring the devil on the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roar at the devil. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 29, 2017 .