Shout at the Devil
A spectacular adventure you will always remember and a beautiful love story you will never forget.
1976 | 147m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Peter R. Hunt |
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| Writer: | Wilbur Smith, Alastair Reid, Stanley Price |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 12, 1976 |
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| Director: | Peter R. Hunt |
| Writer: | Wilbur Smith, Alastair Reid, Stanley Price |
| Genres: | Adventure, War |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, world war i, poacher, zanzibar, 1910s |
| Production Companies | Tonav Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter R. Hunt | Director |
| Wilbur Smith | Screenplay, Novel |
| Alastair Reid | Screenplay |
| Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| John Glen | Second Unit Director |
| Michael Reed | Director of Photography |
| Michael J. Duthie | Editor |
| Syd Cain | Production Design |
| Derek Meddings | Visual Effects |
| Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Paul Engelen | Makeup Artist |
| Frank Ernst | Assistant Director |
| Ken Eddy | Aerial Director of Photography |
| James Devis | Camera Operator |
| Frank Heeney | Gaffer |
| Alec Mills | Camera Operator |
| George Whitear | Still Photographer |
| Maurice Binder | Title Designer |
| Vicki Deason | Production Secretary |
| Stanley Price | Screenplay |
| Ron Drinkwater | Focus Puller |
| Jim Morahan | Assistant Art Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Klinger | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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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 b ... y 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!