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Morituri (1965) was a Drama - War Film directed by Bernhard Wicki and produced by Aaron Rosenberg.

Academy Awards 1965 --- Ceremony Number 38 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best CinematographyConrad HallNominated
Best Costume DesignMoss MabryNominated
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Morituri (1965)

By Beatrice on Sep 2, 2018 From Flickers in Time

Morituri Directed by Bernhard Wicki Written by Daniel Taradash from a novel by Werner Jorge Luddecke 1965/USA Arcola Pictures/Colony Productions First viewing/YouTube With this title it could be an African safari movie. ?Instead, it’s a WWII thriller with excellent performances by a stellar ... Read full article


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This movie bombed at the box-office upon initial release. It is believe that the film's title was not understood by the public. As such, when re-released, the film was re-named "Saboteur: Code Name Morituri".
The literal meaning of the film's title "Morituri" is "about to die", a plural word from the Latin language.
The title "Morituri" is Latin which can be translated as "we who are about to die", from the traditional salute of Roman gladiators in the arena, "Morituri te salutamus" (We, who are about to die, salute you!)
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