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Murphy's War

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Murphy's War -- Offbeat drama about merchant seaman Peter O'Toole, sole survivor of a German submarine attack off South America near the end of World War II, who is picked up by barge owner Philippe Noiret and patched up by Quaker missionary Sian Phillips. O'Toole seeks to sink the U-boat by bombs from an ancient airplane, ramming it with the old barge and is still at it when the war ends. Director Peter Yates fails to make his implausible revenge tale exciting, let alone interesting. Some intense scenes of wartime violence. (A-III) (GP) ( 1971 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.