keeping the ship afloat. Crain asks the captain to radio the Allies for rescue, and is surprised when he does so. Cast Marlon Brando as Robert Crain Yul Brynner as Captain Mueller Janet Margolin as Esther Levy Trevor Howard as Colonel Statter Martin Benrath as Kruse Hans Christian Blech as "Donkeyman" Wally Cox as Dr. Ambach Max Haufler as Branner Rainer Penkert as Milkereit William Redfield as Baldwin Oscar Beregi Jr. as Admiral Wendel (credited as Oscar Beregi) Martin Brandt as Nissen Charles De Vries as Kurz Carl Esmond as Busch Martin Kosleck as Wilke Norbert Schiller as Steward Robert Sorrells as Koeniger, German Crew Member Rick Traeger as Crew Member Ivan Triesault as Lieutenant Brandt Reception The film did not do well on its original release and was a financial disaster. In an attempt to increase its commercial appeal, the film was reissued in 1965 under a new title as Saboteur: Code Name Morituri. Critic Bosley Crowther of the New York Times criticized it for being "turgid." He praised Brando's performance, however, saying: On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Morituri holds a score of 75% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The title "Morituri", the plural of a Latin word meaning "about to die," is a reference to a phrase used by Suetonius, Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant. (Hail Emperor, they who are about to die salute you.) Box office According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $10,500,000 in rentals to break even and made $4,045,000. Awards The film was nominated for two Oscars in the 38th Academy Awards (1966) for best black-and-white cinematography (Conrad L. Hall) and best black-and-white costume design (Moss Mabry). Meet Marlon Brando After having appeared in a series of box office disappointments, Brando agreed to promote Morituri for the studio by participating in a day-long press junket at the Hampshire House in New York City. This event was the subject of Meet Marlon Brando (1966), a 29-minute black-and-white documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin. Brando was praised for his performance in the documentary by critic Howard Thompson who wrote, "The actor was never more appealing than in this candid-camera cameo, his best performance." The documentary premiered at the New York Film Festival in 1966. Since then, it has aired on French television but was not shown in its entirety in the United States until