The Sea Wolf
1941 · Movie · NR · 100 min · ★ 7.2
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.
Based on The Sea-Wolf
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Details
- Years
- 1941
- Release date
- 1941-03-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (68 votes)
- Box office
- $1,881,000
- Budget
- $1,013,217
Themes
- mutiny
- boat
- north atlantic
- fugitive
- sadist
- sea captain
- shipwrecked
- morality tale
- wolf larsen
- seal hunting
- moral relativism
- philosophy of morality
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1942 · nominated
Cast & crew
Edward G. Robinson
as 'Wolf' Larsen
Ida Lupino
as Ruth Webster
John Garfield
as George Leach
Alexander Knox
as Humphrey Van Weyden
Gene Lockhart
as Dr. Prescott
Barry Fitzgerald
as Cooky
Stanley Ridges
as Johnson
David Bruce
as Young Sailor
Francis McDonald
as Svenson
Howard Da Silva
as Harrison
Directed by Michael Curtiz