Shout at the Devil

11/24/19762h 27m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ A spectacular adventure you will always remember and a beautiful love story you will never forget. ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Peter R. Hunt

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$10,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

based on novel or book
world war i
poacher
zanzibar
1910s

Cast

Lee Marvin

~ as ~

Colonel Flynn O'Flynn

Roger Moore

~ as ~

Sebastian Oldsmith

Barbara Parkins

~ as ~

Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith

Ian Holm

~ as ~

Mohammed

Reinhard Kolldehoff

~ as ~

Herman Fleischer

Gernot Endemann

~ as ~

Braun

Karl Michael Vogler

~ as ~

Von Kleine

Horst Janson

~ as ~

Kyller

Gerard Paquis

~ as ~

Capt. da Silva

Maurice Denham

~ as ~

Mr. Smythe

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
There is something of the "African Queen" (1951) about this rather disposable, but enjoyable tale of "Flynn" (Lee Marvin) whom, along with his daughter "Rosa" (Barbara Perkins) and her posh British husband "Sebastian" (Roger Moore) set out to avenge the destruction of their East African livelihood by taking on the pride of the Kriegsmarine - the "SMS Blücher" as it undergoes repairs near Zanzibar. It's a fun adventure with all concerned looking as though they enjoyed themselves, and Reinhard Kolldehoff makes for almost as good a German foil as Gert Frobe might have done. It's very much a tongue-in-cheek exercise, this - history plays only a fleeting part in this story of empire and bloody-mindedness. It's fun, pure and simple - and I bet the evenings after filming were lively, too!