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Shout at the Devil

Shout at the Devil

  • Status: Released
  • 12-04-1976
  • Runtime: 147 min
  • Score: 5.977
  • Vote count: 43

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.

Lee Marvin

Colonel Flynn O'Flynn

Roger Moore

Sebastian Oldsmith

Barbara Parkins

Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith

Ian Holm

Mohammed

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Herman Fleischer

Gernot Endemann

Braun

Karl Michael Vogler

Von Kleine

Horst Janson

Kyller

Gerard Paquis

Capt. da Silva

Maurice Denham

Mr. Smythe

Jean Kent

Mrs. Smythe

Heather Wright

Cynthia Smythe

George Coulouris

El Keb

Renu Setna

Mr. Raji

Joe Mafela

Sergeant Dumu

Murray Melvin

Lt. Phipps

Bernard Horsfall

Captain Joyce

Robert Lang

Captain Henry

Peter Copley

Admiral Howe

Geoff Davidson

Mackintosh

Solomon Dungane

Luti

Ray Msengana

Ahmed

Shalimar Undi

Nanny

Simon Sabela

Village Chief

Paul Mafela

Native Runner

Nikos Kourtis

Arab

Derek Ware

German Crewman

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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!