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The Sea Wolf

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In 1900, fugitives George Leach (John Garfield) and Ruth Brewster (Ida Lupino), along with writer Humphrey Van Weyden, board the seal ship the "Ghost," under the command of callous Wolf Larsen (Edward G. Robinson). Ruth languishes sick below decks, while Leach and Van Weyden witness how Larsen's cruelty has hardened the crew. Van Weydon discovers that the "Ghost" is not a seal ship, but fleeing Larsen's brother, and that the captain has a deeper, darker secret that threatens the entire crew.
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Yasser Medina Cinefilia 11/25/2023
7/10
A sea adventure that Curtiz keeps afloat at all times with misty atmospheres and a gripping tension that reaches its greatest point in the formidable performance of Edward G. Robinson as the evil captain of the ghostly ship. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 07/09/2022
[I]t plays like a nautical noir, from misty opening in the dive bars of San Francisco’s waterfront to the haunted house of a ship that snuffs the hope of all who board it. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 09/22/2021
3.5/4
Perhaps the finest of all Jack London adaptations, with Edward G. Robinson delivering a dynamic performance as Wolf Larsen. Go to Full Review John Kinloch California Eagle 10/31/2019
It's tight, terse and terrific. Go to Full Review Elena de la Torre Cine-Mundial 09/17/2019
The movie is very good from all points of view. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 06/27/2012
A-
Exciting sea yarn. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Madam D Sep 25 The acting was good, but the story had been SO adapted that it was not like the London novel. See more Charles C Sep 23 Another great film by Edward G Robinson good film with good story. See more Alec B 11/25/2024 An effective repudiation of power for its own sake. See more Andy F 01/30/2024 A super adventure with more character depth than is usually expected for this type of yarn. See more 04/25/2021 Adaption of Jack London, aka a bit Mutiny on the Bounty. Wonder, if Jack London took the Bounty story just into a smaller setting. The Sea Wolf (Larsen), played by Edward Robinson is a Psycho, controlling his band of desperate, criminal drunken psycho sailors with an iron fist. Which was normal and needed in former times. However, he gets complete unbalanced and its good versus evil, lots of emotions, played well by the actors. Hitchock mixed with Bounty. Has been filmed into Movies several times, but I want one time Larsen to win. See more 04/24/2021 Every Michael Curtiz film I screen for the first time is like finding a bundle of money on the street. The Sea Wolf is another of his superbly crafted films. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Curtiz

Director

Edward G. Robinson

"Wolf" Larsen

John Garfield

George Leach

Ida Lupino

Ruth Webster

Alexander Knox

Humphrey Van Weyden

Gene Lockhart

Dr. Prescott

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Synopsis In 1900, fugitives George Leach (John Garfield) and Ruth Brewster (Ida Lupino), along with writer Humphrey Van Weyden, board the seal ship the "Ghost," under the command of callous Wolf Larsen (Edward G. Robinson). Ruth languishes sick below decks, while Leach and Van Weyden witness how Larsen's cruelty has hardened the crew. Van Weydon discovers that the "Ghost" is not a seal ship, but fleeing Larsen's brother, and that the captain has a deeper, darker secret that threatens the entire crew.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 30m
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