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Under Ten Flags
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Wikipedia article
'Under Ten Flags' is a 1960 Italian-American war film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Van Heflin, Charles Laughton, and Mylne Demongeot. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
Loosely based on actual events during World War II, the film depicts real-life German Captain Bernhard Rogge commanding the navy raider 'Atlantis', which from May 1940 to November 1941 sank 22 Allied merchant ships. The story alternates between scenes at the Admiralty and scenes at sea, particularly showing Captain Rogge's humanity and chivalrous conduct of his military engagements. Rogge was one of the few German flag rank officers who was not arrested by the Allies after the war, due to his conduct as a military officer. After eighteen months of successful raids, 'Atlantis' is sunk on 22 November 1941 by the British cruiser 'Devonshire'.
Cast
* Van Heflin as Captain Bernhard Rogge
* Charles Laughton as Admiral Russell
* Mylne Demongeot as Zizi
* John Ericson as Krger
* Cecil Parker as Col. Howard
* Folco Lulli as Paco
* Alex Nicol as Knoche
* Liam Redmond as Windsor
* Eleonora Rossi Drago as Elsa
* John Lee
* Ralph Truman as Adm. Benson
* Grgoire Aslan as Master of Abdullah
* Peter Carsten as Lt. Mohr
* Helmut Schmid
* Gian Maria Volont as Samuel Braunstein (as Gianmaria Volont)
References
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