Review – Morituri

Yul Brynner and Marlon Brando are largely squandered on a disorganized mess of a movie. Is this a story about an expatriate trying to steal a German cargo ship for the British? (and why waste a good agent on such a comparatively piddly task?) Is it the story of a captain with a shady past who doesn’t like playing by the government’s rules? Is it the story of a Jewish woman trying to escape the Nazis only to fall back into their clutches? Is it … well, you get the picture. Conrad Hall’s cinematography is impressive in spots, but otherwise the experience is fairly missable. Mildly amusing