Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Die Rache des Kapitäns Mitchell
Status
released
Original Language
de

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Cast

Dieter Mann as Christopher Mitchell

Dieter Mann

Christopher Mitchell

Swetlana Schönfeld as Jane Russell

Swetlana Schönfeld

Jane Russell

Walfriede Schmitt as Beth Heewater

Walfriede Schmitt

Beth Heewater

Ekkehard Schall as Tommy White

Ekkehard Schall

Tommy White

Jutta Hoffmann as Gloria Mitchell

Jutta Hoffmann

Gloria Mitchell

Kurt Böwe as Adam Knife / Balduin Knife

Kurt Böwe

Adam Knife / Balduin Knife

Jaecki Schwarz as Freddy

Jaecki Schwarz

Freddy

Helga Göring as Mrs. Watch

Helga Göring

Mrs. Watch

Manja Göring as Miss Watch

Manja Göring

Miss Watch

Horst Rehberg as

Horst Rehberg

Wolfgang Heinz as

Wolfgang Heinz

Peter Aust as

Peter Aust

Petra Barthel as

Petra Barthel

Hans Klering as

Hans Klering

Horst Hiemer as

Horst Hiemer

Wolfgang Lohse as

Wolfgang Lohse

Willi Neuenhahn as

Willi Neuenhahn

Berndt Renné as

Berndt Renné

Hans Joachim Preil as

Hans Joachim Preil

Rolf Ludwig as

Rolf Ludwig

Production Companies

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