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During World War I, a British aristocrat, an American entrepreneur, and the latter&#39;s attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battlecruiser, which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar.
Just prior to World War One the hard drinking sharpshooting, Irish American Colonel Flynn O&#39;Flynn, uses British aristocrat Sebastian Oldsmith to help poach ivory from German controlled territory in East Africa, putting them at odds with Herman Fleischer, the local German Provincial Commander. When Sebastian is infected with malaria he is nursed back to health by Flynn&#39;s daughter Rosa, they fall in love and marry. Not long after Britain declares war on Germany and they are drawn into the conflict, ultimately making a daring attack on the German armored cruiser SMS Blücher as it undergoes repairs in a local estuary.
This film had all the ingredients of a good adventure movie, but it revealed incompetence at almost every level.<br/><br/>The presence of Roger Moore in the cast list is usually a sign that the movie is not going to be anything more than mediocre, because Moore always has lead roles and he can&#39;t act. But this movie also had Ian Holm and Lee Marvin in it, and was based on a Wilbur smith book, so I thought I&#39;d give it a chance when I saw the DVD for sale in the bargain bin...<br/><br/>It was a mistake. The opening scene appeared to start in the middle of a reel, with sound suddenly appearing as if the first second of the soundtrack had been truncated. The scene showed a dreadnought at sea with a German crew. This bad editing was a sign of things to come, but the scene with the dreadnought was interesting enough to keep me watching. The special effects were good, and the crew wore the proper uniforms and spoke in German, indicating that the director at least paid attention to historical detail. <br/><br/>So I kept watching, and then Moore appeared and my suspicions were confirmed. Bad acting, clichéd lines, clichéd cinematography and cheap humour...but worst of all, there is a disastrous attempt to blend the light-hearted feel of the film with serious drama and tragedy. It just does not work. <br/><br/>Much of the time I felt like I was watching a collection of hastily strung together clips, and then the film ended as suddenly and as badly as it started – in the middle of clip.
As a World War One naval buff, I enjoy this film on one level. As a film enthusiast, I enjoy it on another, all the more so for it being based on fact.<br/><br/>The actual story of the Koenigsberg is actually far less glamorous than the fate of the Blucher in this film but no less enthralling. After the ship was destroyed, her crew joined the German land forces under Count Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and, together with their few thousand fiercely loyal African troops, fought 1 million British soldiers to a standstill for 4 years until, after the Armistice, they surrendered to the Portuguese, undefeated and proud. A tale well worth reading, far better than the fiction.<br/><br/>Back to the film. The central character is one Flynn O&#39;Flynn, a thoroughly disreputable character, played by Lee Marvin. Always good value for money, he merely reprises Ben Rumson in Africa - no effort required! Roger Moore, aged 49, plays the &#39;young&#39; interest! Mind you, he don&#39;t look bad for it! He is married to the delectable Barbara Parkins, Flynn&#39;s daughter Rosa, really the only female character in the film, a grim role she carries off to perfection. Fleischer, the evil German, the exact opposite of von Lettow-Vorbeck, is brilliantly overplayed by Rene Kolldehoff - he really is unlikeable! Also look out for Ian Holm as the mute Arab servant Mohammed.<br/><br/>The film has great pace, really rolling along, well shot in wonderful scenery. It has been well researched too. The Blucher, an actual German cruiser, has been pretty accurately recreated. The whole film has a very genuine feel. <br/><br/>I can see why it&#39;s not popular with female viewers. It&#39;s quite bloody, very cruel and Barbara Parkins character has a dreadful time of it. The scene in which the farm is burned is quite harrowing.<br/><br/>There are plenty of laughs too. Flynn O&#39;Flynn has all of Ben Rumson&#39;s comic characteristics. The big fight between Marvin and Moore is very funny. And then there&#39;s Roger Moore blacked up as an African porter - he&#39;s about as convincing as I would be - and I&#39;m blond!<br/><br/>If you&#39;re a fan of Ripping Yarns, then this one is for you. If not, then I wouldn&#39;t bother.

The 149-minute version has been released on a Region 1 DVD and Region A-locked Blu-ray combo in the USA by Timeless Media. There are no extras apart from a stills gallery, but it is remastered in the correct widescreen ration.  a5c7b9f00b