It's World War II. Marlon Brando is a German forced by British Intelligence to help the Allies capture a German ship full of rubber. Yul Brynner is the anti-Nazi captain of the ship. Trevor Howard in a small role is Brando's superior. The film is basically a battle of wits between Brando and the Nazis on board the ship.
Frankly Brando is the whole show here. He sneaks around like a cat burglar and plots to take over the ship. Brynner was always an interesting performer but he's really no match for Brando in the acting department.
The film has some very good black and white photography from cinematographer Conrad Hall one of the best in the film business. Interestingly, in a small role is comedian Wally Cox, Brando's one time roommate when he was performing on the stage in New York.
The screenplay was by old Hollywood pro Daniel Taradash. The running time is 123 minutes.
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