Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell (1979)

7.0/10 94 min Drama

Overview

The "Astoria", an English luxury liner, collides with a freighter shortly before the end of its voyage and threatens to sink. Captain Mitchell, successful and envied, sets in motion an expensive rescue operation. He manages to avert a catastrophe and bring the passengers and the ship to safety. But the shipowner considers the operation excessive, calls Mitchell a coward and fires him. His career seems to be over. When his friends and his fiancée also make fun of him, he devises a cunning plan of revenge.

Cast

Dieter Mann

Christopher Mitchell

Swetlana Schönfeld

Jane Russell

Walfriede Schmitt

Beth Heewater

Jutta Hoffmann

Gloria Mitchell

Kurt Böwe

Adam Knife / Balduin Knife

Jaecki Schwarz

Freddy

Helga Göring

Mrs. Watch

Horst Rehberg

Wolfgang Heinz

Hans Klering

Hans Joachim Preil

Rolf Ludwig

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