Sea Fury (1958)

Captain Bellew commands a tugboat harbored off a Spanish village. The father of Josita, a village girl, tempts Bellew into a romantic interest in Josita, despite nearly five decades' ... See full summary »

Director:

Cy Endfield

Writers:

Cy Endfield, John Kruse

Stars:

Stanley Baker, Victor McLaglen, Luciana Paluzzi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stanley Baker	...	Abel Hewson
Victor McLaglen	...	Captain Bellew
Luciana Paluzzi	...	Josita
Grégoire Aslan	...	Fernando
Francis De Wolff	...	Mulder
David Oxley	...	Blanco
George Murcell	...	Loudon
Percy Herbert	...	Walker
Rupert Davies	...	Bosun
Robert Shaw	...	Gorman
Roger Delgado	...	Salgado
Barry Foster	...	Vincent
Joe Robinson	...	Hendrik
Dermot Walsh	...	Kelso
Richard Pearson	...	Kershaw

Storyline

Captain Bellew commands a tugboat harbored off a Spanish village. The father of Josita, a village girl, tempts Bellew into a romantic interest in Josita, despite nearly five decades' difference in their ages, as he hopes the aging Bellew will not live long and will leave Josita well off. Meanwhile, Abel Hewson, a handsome English sailor, signs on to Bellew's crew. When Josita and Hewson fall in love, the stage is set for conflict. But greater conflict arises when a sinking freighter carrying explosive cargo has to be salvaged and towed to port.

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Plot Keywords:

captain | may december romance | sea | lead actor's last film

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Taglines:

HELL AT SEA!

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1959 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Daimones ton thalasson

Filming Locations:

Estartit, Girona, Cataluña, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

S. Benjamin Fisz Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of Victor McLaglen.

User Reviews

Good send off for McLaglen

For a man who lived and tasted more of life before his movie career began in the late twenties than most actors, indeed most people will ever know, it is fitting to see Vic in his old form one last time. The film is peppered with references to his life both on and off stage. From the opening sequence with him barking orders and bodily shoving people aside, we see that though in his early seventies, he's still got enough for one last performance.

The scene where he pins a medal on Stanley Baker, and plays his trademark rough-an-tumble drunk is classic McLaglen. His half-hearted attempt at courting the lovely Luciana Paluzzi culminates in an amusing treat of a scene that ends with Paluzzi storming out of the captain's cabin and Victor picking himself up off the floor.

Later we find Vic's character Captain Bellew with Stanley Baker's Abel Hewson on the bridge, as Bellew describes an experience from his early days at sea, and declares that he's done a bit of everything in his time. He says it with an honest conviction because he is quite easily telling the truth about his own life.

In all, I rate it a great watch for anyone who admires the man's irrepressible zest for life and the adventurous tale of his winding course through it. One of the last great men of the Victorian Era takes his bow with this one.