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Director:
Edward Ludwig
Writers:
Harry Brown (screenplay) and
Kenneth Gamet (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 March 1949 (USA) more
Tagline:
Romance! Adventure!...as wild as the RAGING SEAS!
Plot:
Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch. more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Vividly characterization, marvelously told more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

John Wayne ... Capt. Ralls
Gail Russell ... Angelique Desaix
Gig Young ... Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
Adele Mara ... Teleia Van Schreeven
Luther Adler ... Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye
Eduard Franz ... Harmenszoon Van Schreeven
Grant Withers ... Capt. Wilde Youngeur
Henry Daniell ... Jacques Desaix
Paul Fix ... Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo
Dennis Hoey ... Capt. Munsey
Jeff Corey ... Mr. Loring
Erskine Sanford ... Dr. van Arken
Duke Kahanamoku ... Ua Nuke
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Additional Details

Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
West Germany:6 (f) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #13370)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Wayne took the name of his production company, Batjac, from this film's shipping firm. The original spelling though was "Batjak", a likely portmanteau of "Batavia" and "Jayakarta", both being the old names of the capital of the Dutch East Indies at the time (as of 2009 it is Jakarta, Indonesia). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The shipwreck is obviously a model. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The John Wayne Anthology (1991) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Nocturn No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 9, No. 2 more

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13 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
Vividly characterization, marvelously told, 12 April 2001
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Wake of The Red Witch is really one of the secrets of John Wayne's career. In terms of conjuring up a dark side and relating that in a man's troubled relationship making him question who he really is, Wayne probably stretched more acting muscles than in any other performance. The supporting cast is magnificent, but Gail Rusell walks off stealing the movie. The offbeat narration adds to the shroud of mystery.

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