Film

The Sea Calls

1933 · 1h 21m · Drama · War

IMDb

7.1

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)

Heinrich George

Terje Wiggen

Erika Helmke

Antje, seine Frau

Hans Mierendorff

Peters, Kapitän der 'Carola'

Franz Stein

Der alte Jansen

Herta Scheel

Frau Larsen

Ludwig Andersen

Kommandant des Torpedobootes

Josef Dahmen

Josef Peterhans

• Hans HinrichDirector
• Helmut BrandisWriter
• Hans KlaehrWriter
• Josef Pelz von FelinauWriter
• Wilhelm HübnerProducer
• Willy WintersteinDirector of Photography
• Kurt NeubertDirector of Photography
• RoelofszEditor

Release date

February 23, 1933

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Drama, War