Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- boisterous
- comic
- romantic
- classic adventure night
- retro action marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded it as an overlong but cheerfully corny and entertaining throwback adventure.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Flynn, Sebastian, and Rosa move from ivory poaching and personal rivalry into an exuberant wartime attack on a German cruiser.
The heroes' campaign against Fleischer and the Blücher grows from the destruction of their East African livelihood.
The repaired S.M.S. Blücher becomes the concrete target organizing the final military operation.
The production combines East African locations near Zanzibar with poaching expeditions, estuary action, and a German armored cruiser assault.
Films like Shout at the Devil, and why
The African Queen
shared colonial-era adventure, comic bravado, dangerous African waterways, and mismatched companions
The Four Feathers
shared World War I setting, imperial adventure, action spectacle, and larger-than-life protagonists
The Sea Wolves
shared old-fashioned war adventure, eccentric heroes, comic tone, and daring military sabotage
The Wild Geese
shared period action, roguish protagonists, international conflict, and extravagant escapade structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter R. Hunt
- Release Date
- 1976-04-12
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (56)
Cast
- Lee Marvin
- Roger Moore
- Barbara Parkins
- Ian Holm
- Reinhard Kolldehoff
- Gernot Endemann
- Karl Michael Vogler
- Horst Janson
- Gerard Paquis
- Maurice Denham
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Shout at the Devil about?
- A flamboyant Irish-American poacher, his aristocratic son-in-law, and his daughter turn a colonial feud into a daring World War I assault on a German cruiser.
- What is Shout at the Devil like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Shout at the Devil as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Shout at the Devil violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Shout at the Devil as moderate.
- What did critics think of Shout at the Devil?
- Critics broadly regarded it as an overlong but cheerfully corny and entertaining throwback adventure.
- Which films are like Shout at the Devil?
- Films with a similar feel include The African Queen, The Four Feathers, The Sea Wolves, and The Wild Geese.
- How long is Shout at the Devil?
- Shout at the Devil runs 147 minutes.
- Where can I watch Shout at the Devil?
- In United States, Shout at the Devil streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
