Colonel Flynn O'Flynn (played by Lee Marvin) is a protagonist in Shout at the Devil.
An Irish-American ivory poacher who manipulates British aristocrat Sebastian Oldsmith into his illegal operations. He faces relentless pursuit from German commander Herman Fleischer. After his home is destroyed and his granddaughter killed, he leads a revenge mission. Later persuaded by the British Royal Navy, he sabotages the German warship SMS Blücher, ultimately sacrificing himself to ensure his family's escape. Sebastian Oldsmith (played by Roger Moore) is a protagonist in Shout at the Devil.
A British aristocrat initially drawn into ivory poaching by O'Flynn. He marries O'Flynn's daughter Rosa and fathers a child with her. Following the tragic destruction of O'Flynn's home, he joins the hunt for German commander Herman Fleischer. After successfully planting a bomb on the enemy warship, he survives and personally eliminates Fleischer onshore, witnessing the ship's destruction. Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith (played by Barbara Parkins) appears in Shout at the Devil.
The daughter of Colonel O'Flynn who marries Sebastian Oldsmith. Her life is shattered when German forces raze her family home and kill her infant daughter. She joins her husband and father-in-law on a lethal mission to track down and kill the German commander, ultimately escaping with Sebastian after the ship's destruction. Herman Fleischer (played by Reinhard Kolldehoff) appears in Shout at the Devil.
The ruthless German Oberst and commander of the Southern Provinces. He relentlessly hunts O'Flynn's poaching ring, sinking his ivory-laden dhow and ordering the destruction of his home, which results in his granddaughter's death. He retreats aboard the warship SMS Blücher but is forced overboard, where he is finally killed by Sebastian on the shore.
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Characters
Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
(played by Lee Marvin) — protagonist
An Irish-American ivory poacher who manipulates British aristocrat Sebastian Oldsmith into his illegal operations. He faces relentless pursuit from German commander Herman Fleischer. After his home is...
Sebastian Oldsmith
(played by Roger Moore) — protagonist
A British aristocrat initially drawn into ivory poaching by O'Flynn. He marries O'Flynn's daughter Rosa and fathers a child with her. Following the tragic destruction of O'Flynn's home, he joins the h...
Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith
(played by Barbara Parkins) — supporting
The daughter of Colonel O'Flynn who marries Sebastian Oldsmith. Her life is shattered when German forces raze her family home and kill her infant daughter. She joins her husband and father-in-law on a...
Herman Fleischer
(played by Reinhard Kolldehoff) — supporting
The ruthless German Oberst and commander of the Southern Provinces. He relentlessly hunts O'Flynn's poaching ring, sinking his ivory-laden dhow and ordering the destruction of his home, which results...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Sebastian Oldsmith → Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith
(Romantic Husband)
Sebastian meets and falls in love with Rosa, and they are subsequently married.
Colonel Flynn O'Flynn → Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith
(Family Father)
Rosa is identified as O'Flynn's daughter, and she lives with him at his house before it is destroyed.
Colonel Flynn O'Flynn → Sebastian Oldsmith
(Professional Manipulator)
O'Flynn manipulates Sebastian into helping him poach ivory in Tanganyika.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Herman Fleischer → Rosa O'Flynn / Oldsmith
(Conflict Persecutor)
Fleischer has the Schutztruppe attack and raze O'Flynn's home, killing Rosa's infant daughter.
Herman Fleischer → Sebastian Oldsmith
(Conflict Enemy)
Fleischer fights back against O'Flynn and Sebastian's tax theft, and Sebastian later kills Fleischer with a rifle.
Colonel Flynn O'Flynn → Herman Fleischer
(Conflict Arch Enemies)
Fleischer relentlessly hunts O'Flynn after learning that the American has returned to poaching.
Story Analysis
An ivory poacher, his son-in-law, and his daughter confront German power through revenge, sacrifice, and the destruction of a warship.
