The Sea Wolves
1980 · Movie · PG · 120 min · ★ 6.0
A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India, with catastrophic results. Unable to undertake a full military operation in the Portuguese stronghold, English intelligence brings out of retirement a crew of geriatric ex-soldiers, veterans from World War I, using their age as cover. These old soldiers are asked to take to the seas and pull off an unlikely undercover mission.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-07-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 120 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (104 votes)
Themes
- sea
- ambush
- secret mission
- world war ii
- based on true story
- sinking ship
- 1940s
- british intelligence
- geriatric
- old men
- adventure
- older men
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Gregory Peck
as Col. Lewis Pugh
Roger Moore
as Capt. Gavin Stewart
David Niven
as Col. W.H. Grice
Trevor Howard
as Jack Cartwright
Barbara Kellerman
as Mrs. Cromwell
Patrick Macnee
as Major 'Yogi' Crossley
Kenneth Griffith
as Charlie Wilton
Patrick Allen
as Colin Mackenzie
Wolf Kahler
as Trompeta
Robert Hoffmann
as U-Boat Captain
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen