Murphy's War

Murphy's War
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Peter Yates
Screenplay by	Stirling Silliphant
Based on	Murphy's War 1969 novel by Max Catto
Produced by	Michael Deeley
Starring	Peter O'Toole Siân Phillips Philippe Noiret Horst Janson
Cinematography	Douglas Slocombe
Edited by	John Glen Frank P. Keller
Music by	John Barry Ken Thorne
Production companies	Hemdale Michael Deeley-Peter Yates Films
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	13 January 1971 (1971-01-13)
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Languages	English German
Budget	$5 million[1]

Murphy's War is an Eastmancolor 1971 Panavision war film starring Peter O'Toole and Siân Phillips. It was directed by Peter Yates, based on the 1969 novel by Max Catto. The film's cinematographer was Douglas Slocombe.

The film is set in Venezuela during World War II and focuses on a stubborn survivor of a sunken merchant ship who is consumed in his quest for revenge and retribution against the Nazi German submarine that sank his ship and slaughtered the survivors.