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The Sea Calls (1933) [N/A]

Release Date:
February 23, 1933

Original Title:
Das Meer ruft

Genres:
Drama | War

Production Companies:
Deutsche Eidophon-Film GmbH

Production Countries:
Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 81

Overview from TheMovieDB

The Baltic captain Terje Wiggen works as a pilot on the island of Muhu. When the mate of the ship “Carola” calls in sick, he jumps at the chance of reviving his life as a sailor. WWI breaks soon after the departure. By and by the ship’s company gets worn down by dead calm. On account of the plague-ridden captain, Wiggen disposes of the contaminated water reserve. Discontent among the crew rises until they take the sole lifeboat and leave their mate behind. Wiggen unsuccessfully tries to bring the ship under control. At the last minute he is rescued off the Japanese coast. At his return he promises to never leave his wife and child again. But the German Imperial Navy begins to blockade the waterways of the island. Wiggen paddles to Sweden with the intention of smuggling provisions for his family. On his way back he is detained by a German captain. After five years of imprisonment he returns to Muhu once more. Wiggen is hellbent on vengeance. (Deutsche Kinemathek)

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Production

Art Direction:
Ernö Metzner
Erich Zander

Director:
Hans Hinrich

Director of Photography:
Willy Winterstein
Kurt Neubert

Editor:
Roelofsz

Music:
Karl Knauer
Werner Schmidt-Boelcke

Producer:
Wilhelm Hübner .

Writer:
Josef Pelz von Felinau
Helmut Brandis
Hans Klaehr

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