The Sea Wolf (1941)
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- Approved
- 1h 40min
- Adventure, Drama
- 21 Mar 1941 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Edward G. Robinson | ... |
'Wolf' Larsen
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Ida Lupino | ... |
Ruth Brewster
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John Garfield | ... |
George Leach
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Alexander Knox | ... |
Humphrey Van Weyden
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Gene Lockhart | ... |
Dr. Prescott
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Barry Fitzgerald | ... |
Cooky
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Stanley Ridges | ... |
Johnson
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David Bruce | ... |
Young Sailor
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Francis McDonald | ... |
Svenson
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Howard Da Silva | ... |
Harrison
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Frank Lackteen | ... |
Smoke
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Ernie Adams | ... |
Pickpocket (uncredited)
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Cliff Clark | ... |
First Detective (uncredited)
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Jeane Cowan | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Richard Cramer | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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William Gould | ... |
Second Detective (uncredited)
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Ralf Harolde | ... |
Agent Getting Johnson Shanghaied (uncredited)
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | ... |
Crewman (uncredited)
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Ethan Laidlaw | ... |
Crewman (uncredited)
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Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Helmsman (uncredited)
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George Magrill | ... |
Crewman (uncredited)
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Louis Mason | ... |
Crewman (uncredited)
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Frank Mills | ... |
Pipe Smoker in Bar (uncredited)
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Charles Sullivan | ... |
First Mate Who Dies (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Curtiz |
Written by
Robert Rossen | ... | (screenplay) |
Jack London | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
Henry Blanke | ... | associate producer |
Hal B. Wallis | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Jack L. Warner | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
Cinematography by
Sol Polito | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
George Amy |
Art Direction by
Anton Grot |
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sherry Shourds | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Oliver S. Garretson | ... | sound |
Nathan Levinson | ... | sound special effects (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Byron Haskin | ... | special effects |
Hans F. Koenekamp | ... | special effects (as H.F. Koenekamp) |
Stunts
Sailor Vincent | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Buster Wiles | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Buddy Longworth | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
Hugo Friedhofer | ... | orchestral arranger |
Ray Heindorf | ... | orchestral arranger |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold | ... | conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
Milan Roder | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Jo Graham | ... | dialogue director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1941) (United States) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.)
- Vitagraph Limited (1941) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1941) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1941) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (edited)
- M.P.E.A. (1949) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- Film AB Corona (1963) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Atalanta Filmes (2000) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Studio Hamburg Enterprises (2017) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Archive Collection (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (fully restored uncut version)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- RCA (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
1900. Each coming into the situation under different circumstances, George Leach, Ruth Brewster, both who are trying to evade capture by the authorities, and writer Humphrey Van Weyden, from a refined background, somewhat reluctantly are on their first of the latest sailing of the Ghost, a sealing schooner, out of its home port of San Francisco. The Ghost is skippered with an iron fist by "Wolf" Larsen, who will not tolerate any question of his authority, and whose cruelty has turned his crew into a hardened lot. In that cruelty, he will often turn his adversaries against each other to his own end of that total control. While all three would like to get off, George and Ruth someplace other than San Francisco, they are being held somewhat captive by Wolf both in not interacting with any other ships and not making land until its ultimate return to San Francisco. Humphrey can see and discovers that Wolf is a mass of contradictions as the Ghost's true nature, which has to do with Wolf's similarly seafaring brother, remains hidden from most. Meanwhile, George does whatever he can to get off board safely with Ruth, especially as they have fallen in love partly in their fugitive status, and even if it requires trying to organize a mutiny under the condition of not knowing who to trust. Through the machinations of each trying to achieve their goal, Wolf may display to who it matters the most his working under the ultimate creed of preferring to "reign in hell than serve in heaven". Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Jack London's great novel of terror afloat. See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,013,217 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The first movie to have its world premiere on a ship: the luxury liner "America" during a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles. See more » |
Goofs | Actually, until the era of the 1st World War, the practice on-board a ship was to call orders for the helmsman to actually move the "tiller", either to port or to starboard. So calling "hard a-port" meant moving the tiller to port, which means the rudder, and the vessel, will then move to starboard. With wheel steering, putting the helm/tiller to port, means spinning the wheel to starboard. Ships no longer use this system - these days helm directions refer to the desired turn of the rudder/vessel. The James Cameron movie The Titanic also contained a similar scene, which generated a lot of puzzlement. It IS a bit confusing at first, unless one is a sailor and is familiar with tiller steering. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Sea Wolf (1993). See more » |
Soundtracks | Hello! Ma Baby See more » |
Quotes |
Humphrey Van Weyden:
There's a price no man will pay for living. See more » |