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The Sea Wolf

1941Movie1 h 40 minNR

78

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78

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Summary

Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.

Good for

Friends night
Teens
Thought-provoking

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Keeps you on edge.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 87Audiences 71GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer100%
Metascore73
Audience score77%
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.8/5
User score5.5
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for adventure movies
typical 103100
Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 133 countries
+123
Released
1941
March 21, 1941
85 years ago
Genres
AdventureDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards1942
- Best Special Effects1942Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more
11 people
Directing · 1
Michael Curtiz Director
Writing · 2
Robert Rossen Screenplay
Jack London Novel
Production · 1
Henry Blanke Producer
Camera · 1
Sol Polito Director of Photography
Editing · 1
George Amy Editor
Sound · 5
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Original Music Composer
Leo F. Forbstein Music Director
Ray Heindorf Music Arranger
Hugo Friedhofer Music Arranger
Oliver S. Garretson Sound
Art · 1
Anton Grot Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
Byron Haskin Special Effects
Hans F. Koenekamp Special Effects

Tropes

Übermenschin 98 titlesWolf is intended to be a deconstruction of the trope, showing how unpleasant it would be to interact with a man with a radically different moral code and no qualms about imposing it on others.Byronic Heroin 210 titlesCunning, adaptable, handsome, passionate, wholly concerned with personal interests, hated by the world at large, and his own crew, possessing a philosophy at odds with the world, and often broods ove…All 48 tropes

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