Overview
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.
Cast
- Lee Marvin as Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
- Roger Moore as Sebastian Oldsmith
- Barbara Parkins as Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith
- Ian Holm as Mohammed
- Reinhard Kolldehoff as Herman Fleischer
- Gernot Endemann as Braun
- Karl Michael Vogler as Von Kleine
- Horst Janson as Kyller
- Gerard Paquis as Capt. da Silva
- Maurice Denham as Mr. Smythe