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.
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
Jean Kent
as Mrs. Smythe
Heather Wright
as Cynthia Smythe
