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The Sea Wolf
MEANRANK
74/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is AlloCiné on 82.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A intellectual and a fugitive are rescued from a shipwreck by a brutal and cynical sea captain, only to find themselves prisoners aboard his schooner. The captain, a self-taught philosopher who believes in the tyranny of the strong, subjects his crew to relentless cruelty. The prisoners must use their wits to survive his psychological games and find a way to escape his floating prison.
Details
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Writer
- Robert Rossen
- Based on
- a work by Jack London
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Released
- 21 March 1941
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $1.0M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| 14th Academy Awards 1942 | Best Special Effects | Nathan Levinson | Nominee |
| 14th Academy Awards 1942 | Best Special Effects | Byron Haskin | Nominee |
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2 awards — The Sea Wolf
×| Best Special Effects | Nathan Levinson | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Byron Haskin | Nominee |