Heflin is the commander of a German merchant raider during WW II who employs a bewildering array of tricks--repainting the ship, flying neutral flags, erecting false smokestacks, and even having crewmen dress as women passengers--to lure Allied ships near enough to be blown out of the
water with his boat's concealed guns. Despite this deviousness, Heflin is a compassionate man who picks up survivors, to the dismay of fanatical Nazi lieutenant Ericson, who thinks the enemy should be left to drown. Meanwhile, at the British Admiralty, Laughton is assigned to discover the cause of
the mysterious sinkings, and although Laughton and Heflin never meet, the film concerns ...
Released:
1960
Rated:
NR
Length:
92 mins