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Das Meer Ruft (1933)

Also known as The Sea Calls

1933 · Feature film · 98 min · dir. Hans Hinrich

  • Drama
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Synopsis

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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Details

Director
Hans Hinrich
Writer
Josef Pelz von Felinau
Cinematography
Willy Winterstein
Studio
Deutsche Eidophon-Film GmbH
Released
1933-02-23
Original title
Das Meer ruft
Running time
98 minutes
Language
German
Collection
Mid-20th-Century German Film, Feature Films

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