According to contemporary articles in Daily Variety, Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck and Robert Stack were originally considered for Marlon Brando's part.
Morituri
A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so the captain cannot sink the ship if they are stopped by English warships.
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