Under Ten Flags (Paramount Pictures) (1960)

PUBLICITY SYNOPSIS (Not for Publication) ommander Reger (VAN HEFLIN) is commander of the mystery surface raider, Atlantis, a ( heavily armed German ship which masquerades as a merchaniman and flies whatever flag is convenient. Reger has been creating havoc with British shipping by approaching enemy ships under the guise of being a friend, then suddenly revealing his guns and forcing the other ship to surrender without sending an SOS or describing the attacker. A man who believes in making warfare as humane as possible, Reger always attempts to take passengers and crew safely aboard his ship before sinking their vessel. Admiral Russell (CHARLES LAUGHTON) of the British Security Lanes Command deduces finally that the mystery raider must be a surface vessel, and orders British merchantmen to cable immediately the description of all vessels approaching them for any reason. Lieutenant Krueger (JOHN ERICSON), a fanatic Nazi member of the Atlantis crew, is in favor of sinking on sight all British ships with crews and passengers aboard, but Reger coldly overrules him. Disquised as a Japanese passenger-carrying ship, the Atlantis stops the British merchantman ‘City of Liverpool,’ shoots off her antenna, and before sinking her, takes aboard her crew, including Captain Windsor (LIAM REDMOND). When the Atlantis halts the ‘Abdullah, the Master of the ship (GREGOIRE ASLAN) hoists a surrender flag, then stupidly fires on the Atlantis, forcing her to fire back and cause injury and death among crew and passengers. The wireless operator manages to send a message to the British Admiralty, giving the Abdullah’s position. Among the survivors from the Abdullah are Zizi (MYLENE DEMONGEOT) a French entertainer; Professor Braun (GIANMARIA VOLONTE) and his pregnant wife, Sara (ELEONORA ROSSI DRAGO), Jewish refugees; a Negro nun (EDITH PETERS); a clown (PHILO HAUSER) and his assistant (MORA ORFEI). The signal sent by the Abdullah has told the Admiralty approximately where the Atlantis is, but the German raider outwits and sinks a cruiser sent after her and later eludes a trap set by Russell. The Admiral, along with Colonel Howard (CECIL PARKER) of the Intelligence Service, assigns an American Lieutenant (ALEX NICOL) to obtain from the German naval headquarters in Paris a copy of a chart which will enable them to break the special Atlantis code so they can determine where the raider is. The Lieutenant, because of his amazing resemblance to the German officer who has the chart in his office, manages to obtain it. Aboard the Atlantis, the Master of the Abdullah, for his own purposes, is threatening to expose Braun as a Jew to the Captain, and Paco (Folco Lulli), an opportunistic “permanent” prisoner aboard the ship, is making passes at Zizi. She is more interested in Krueger, until the German officer reveals his strong pro-Nazi feelings. Sara has her baby with the sympathetic help of the ship’s doctor, Hartmann (DIETER EPPLER). The Abdullah’s master denounces Braun, but Reger has the master thrown into a cell and assures the Jewish couple that no harm will befall them. Making contact with the Norwegian ship ‘Oslo,’ the Atlantis transfers all prisoners for transport to a neutral port. Most of them shake hands with Reger as they leave. Windsor, because he is ill, stays aboard. A short time later, as the Oslo sails away, she strikes a mine, probably German, breaks in two and sinks immediately. Reger attempts to pick up survivors, but is unable to find any. Now in possession of the German chart code, Russell intercepts a message to Reger and dispatches a cruiser to where the Atlantis is refueling a U-Boat. Reger tries to disguise the Atlantis as a British merchantman, but the cruiser, on Russell’s orders, opens fire. Reger permits his ship to be sunk without returning fire, hoping that the British will not be certain they have sunk the right ship, and will continue the hunt for the mysterious surface raider. The presence of the submarine causes the cruiser to depart without picking up any of the survivors, but the U-Boat saves Reger and many of his crew. Windsor is killed aboard the Atlantis by British shrapnel. Hearing the report of the encounter Russell admits: “| may never know whether the ship that went down was really the Atlantis or a German auxiliary unit. | shall have to keep on looking for the Atlantis, using forces needed elsewhere. If | were the captain of the Atlantis, | could not have wished a better end.” CAST ROUDDS. «crt siaraa mente’ VAN HEFLIN Colonel Howard ...... CECIL PARKER RUCON 4.4 divone CHARLES LAUGHTON Sara ...... ELEONORA ROSSI DRAGO PE wee MYLENE DEMONGEOT ~=Braun........ GIANMARIA VOLONTE RR os ewan e3 JOHN ERICSON =«Clown ............. PHILO HAUSER Ls) Saar aire LIAMREDMOND ‘Dr. Hartmann ....... DIETER EPPLER ede OES Ca eS ALEX NICOL Admiral Benson..... RALPH TRUMAN Master of the Abdullah Lieutenant Mohr ..... PETER CARSTEN GREGOIRE ASLAN Face 2 So ees das FOLCO LULLI CREDITS Produced by Dino De Laurentiis; Directed by Duilio Coletti; Associate Director—Silvio Narizzano; Based on the original diaries by Bernhard Rogge; Screenplay by Vittoriano Petrilli, Duilio Coletti, Ulrich Mohr; Additional Dialogue by William Douglas Home; Military and Historical Advisor—Ulrich Mohr; Director of Photography—Aldo Tonti; Music by Nino Rota; Conducted by Franco Ferrara; Art Direction—Mario Garbuglia; Costumes—Piero Cherardi; Editor—Jerry Webb; Dialogue Supervision—Manuel Del Campo; Associate Producer—Ralph B. Serpe; Production Assistant—Alfredo De Laurentiis; Sound Engineer—Piero Cavazzuti; Sound Editor—Renzo Lucidi; Camera Operator— Riccardo Pallottini; Assistant Director—Mario Maffei, Davide Carbonari, Goffredo Rocchetti; Makeup—Giuliano Laurenti; Westrex Recording System VAN HEFLIN, CHARLES LAUGHTON HEAD STAR CAST IN FILM OF DREAD SEA RAIDER, ‘UNDER TEN FLAGS’ (First Story) One of the most exciting stories to come out of World War II has been brought to the screen by top motion picture producer Dino De Laurentiis, the man who made the memorable “War and Peace” and “Tempest.” It is “Under Ten Flags,” released by Paramount, starring Van Heflin and Charles Laughton and due to arrive next Astitee. at the ........ Theatre. The film, which dramatizes as eventful a sea voyage as was ever taken, co-stars the shapely French beauty, Mylene Demongeot, John Ericson, Foleo Lulli, Cecil Parker, Alex Nicol and Eleonora Rossi Drago. The story was adapted from the autobiographical account by the German Admiral Bernhard Rogge of the voyage of the Atlantis, which was one of twelve surface raiders used by the Nazis during the war, and by far the most successful. Provisioned for a journey of one year, the Atlantis actually was on the high seas for 655 days on a trip which took her more than five times around the equator—the longest sea voyage in human history, and the most confounding to the enemy. Van Heflin has the role of the commander of the Atlantis, Laughton his British ‘Waterloo,’ who finally is responsible for solving the mystery of the German’s method of operation, which proved so costly to the Allied cause. The film concerns itself with the bizarre masquerading activities of the Atlantis, with the people who _ became its prisoners and with the suspenseful cat-and-mouse action that eventually trapped it. Still No. 47029-2 Mat 1C CHARLES LAUGHTON portrays the British Admiral in Paramount’s Dino De Laurentiis Production, “Under Ten Flags,” which arrives Sele eanete at the... 2... .> Lneatre, Laughton is co-starred in the basedon-fact thriller with Van Heflin. French sizzler Mylene Demongeot has the top co-starring role. Epic Sea Drama Due “Under Ten Flags,” a Dino De Laurentiis production released by Paramount, is the next attraction beginning .......<% atrthedeites cs... Theatre with Van Heflin and Charles Laughton in the starring roles. The film is based on the true-life adventures contained in the autobiography of the erstwhile German Admiral, Bernhard Rogge, and deals with the mysterious surface raider he commanded during World War II, which took such a heavy toll of British shipping before it was finally sunk. Van Heflin portrays the commander of the raider, the Atlantis, Laughton plays his chief adversary, the British admiral whose job it was to locate the hit-and-run vessel and have it eliminated. Still No. 47029-10 Mat 2A NAZI MYSTERY RAIDER COMMANDER, Van Heflin, and two of his officers (left, John Ericson, right, Peter Carsten), contemplate their next dangerous move as the British close in on them in “Under Ten Flags,” the Dino De Laurentiis Production which comes....... TOMNG coal cior Theatre. The Paramount release co-stars Charles Laughton. AUTHENTIC STORY OF MYSTERY RAIDER SPARKS THRILLER, ‘UNDER TEN FLAGS’ (Day Before Opening) Among the many thrill-packed stories to come out of World War II none could possibly surpass in suspense and exciting action the fantastic doings of the mysterious German surface raider, the Atlantis. Its story has been adapted to the screen from the autobiography of its commander, Capt. Bernhard Rogge, by Dino De Laurentiis, producer of such memorable motion pictures as “War and Peace” and ‘‘Tempest.” The Paramount release, ‘Under Ten Flags,’ which Opens “tomorrow, at the o25... 6. Theatre, re-creates the hit-and-run adventures of the Atlantis which were so devastating to British shipping and which had to be stopped at any cost. “Under Ten Flags” stars Van Heflin as the unusual commander of the Atlantis, and Charles Laughton as the British admiral who was his chief adversary. The large and interesting international cast is headed by the new French sensation, curvaceous Mylene Demongeot, John Ericson, Folco Lulli, Cecil Parker, Alex Nicol and Eleonora Rossi Drago. Marine scenes Still No. 47029-21 French Entertainer Livens Voyage of the film were shot on the Ionian Sea with location headquarters in Syracuse, Sicily. The film concerns the activities of the heavily armed Atlantis which, disguised as a merchantman flying whatever flag is convenient at the time, would approach quite close to her prey and then spring into action. Coupled with the element of surprise, one shot across the other ship’s bows, with a stern warning for her not to use her wireless, would suffice. The commander would then have all passengers and crew transferred to the Atlantis, since he was a humane man opposed to Nazi methods, and either sink the other ship or put a German crew aboard her and send her to a German or “friendly” port. How the British finally located the Atlantis and put a stop to her deadly tactics and what happened to the people involved comprise motion picture entertainment at its most dramatic and _ suspenseful, with enough breathtaking action to satisfy the most thrill-hungry movie fans. Mat 2C DISTRACTION FROM DANGER on the high seas is provided by curvaceous Mylene Demongeot, French entertainer, in this scene from the Dino De Laurentiis Production, ‘“‘Under Ten Flags.” The Paramount release, due nna neats at the ...... Theatre, stars Van Heflin and Charles Laughton and is based on the true story of one of the most eventful sea voyages ever taken. The facts were disclosed by the ship’s actual captain.