The Sea Wolves

Name: The Sea Wolves
Genre: War, Action, Thriller
Released: 1980-07-03
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 6
Cast: Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard, Barbara Kellerman

1980·Movie·PG·120 min·★ 6.0(104)

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“The Last Charge of the Calcutta Light Horse”

A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India, with catastrophic results. Unable to undertake a full military operation in the Portuguese stronghold, English intelligence brings out of retirement a crew of geriatric ex-soldiers, veterans from World War I, using their age as cover. These old soldiers are asked to take to the seas and pull off an unlikely undercover mission.

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About The Sea Wolves

The Sea Wolves is a 1980 English-language war, action and thriller film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The cast is led by Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven. It has a runtime of 2h 0m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, TCM.

The Sea Wolves was produced by Richmond Light Horse Productions, Varius Entertainment Trading A.G., and Lorimar Motion Pictures and made in United States of America and United Kingdom. It was released on July 3, 1980, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $12 million, it went on to gross $0 million worldwide.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers: James Leasor, Reginald Rose
Release date: July 3, 1980
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Budget: $12 million
Box office: $0 million
Production: Richmond Light Horse Productions, Varius Entertainment Trading A.G., Lorimar Motion Pictures

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The Sea Wolves cast & crew

The Sea Wolves was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and written by James Leasor and Reginald Rose.

The cast features Gregory Peck as Col. Lewis Pugh, Roger Moore as Capt. Gavin Stewart, David Niven as Col. W.H. Grice, Trevor Howard as Jack Cartwright, Barbara Kellerman as Mrs. Cromwell, and Patrick Macnee as Major 'Yogi' Crossley.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Roy Budd and it was produced by Euan Lloyd and Erwin C. Dietrich.

Is The Sea Wolves worth watching?

The Sea Wolves holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 104 ratings, a solidly received war films.

At 2h 0m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy war, action, and thriller, The Sea Wolves is worth a place on your watchlist.

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