Charles De Vries

A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so the captain cannot sink the ship if they are stopped by English warships.

A varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early-1930s society.