The Sea Wolves
1980
They were the unlikeliest heroes of World War II - the gray-haired veterans of the Calcutta Light Horse, who hadn't seen action since the Boer War, but were fated to become The Sea Wolves. Retelling of true wartime exploits hidden until the 1978 British Official Secrets Act lifted security restrictions. In 1943, German merchant .. Read more
| Starring | Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard |
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| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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The Sea Wolves
They were the unlikeliest heroes of World War II - the gray-haired veterans of the Calcutta Light Horse, who hadn't seen action since the Boer War, but were fated to become The Sea Wolves. Retelling of true wartime exploits hidden until the 1978 British Official Secrets Act lifted security restrictions. In 1943, German merchant vessels off neutral Goa (a Portugese colony on India's western coast) transmit information about Allied ships to a predatroy U-boat. Unable to launch a raid in neutral waters, the British draft some "unofficial" commandoes.
| Starring | Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard, Barbara Kellerman |
|---|---|
| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: not available Production year: 1980 |
| Format | DVD |
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The Sea Wolves answers the pressing problem of how to repay the debt we owe to all those superannuated English... read more on Time Out
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