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6.0/10   465 votes
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Director:
Lewis John Carlino
Writers:
Yukio Mishima (novel)
Lewis John Carlino (written for the screen by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 September 1976 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
He gave his soul to the sea and his heart to a woman. Their love will arouse you. The story will disturb you. The ending will startle you.
Plot:
After his father dies, a disturbed young boy plots to take revenge on the new man in his mother's life. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. more
User Comments:
Waaah - splash! more

Cast

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Sarah Miles ... Anne Osborne

Kris Kristofferson ... Jim Cameron
Jonathan Kahn ... Jonathan Osborne - Number Three
Margo Cunningham ... Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer
Earl Rhodes ... Chief - Number One
Paul Tropea ... Number Two
Gary Lock ... Number Four
Stephen Black ... Number Five
Peter Clapham ... Richard Pettit
Jennifer Tolman ... Mary Ingram
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:105 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:R | UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Dartmouth, Devon, England, UK

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Sea Dream Theme more

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6 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Waaah - splash!, 19 March 2007
6/10
Author: ptb-8 from Australia

A spooky 'erotic' romantic thriller, with undertones and imagery of both THE INNOCENTS and LORD OF THE FLIES and even RYANS DAUGHTER this film had a bit of a notorious reputation in the late 70s because of the peephole sex scenes and the all too graphic mutilation of the family cat. Plenty of seniors went stampeding from the cinemas gasping especially after the cat got the chop, hissing and howling. The sight of Sarah Miles masturbating gave a us all a kooky preview to WHITE MISCHIEF made ten years later. There has been plenty of criticism about the translation of this Japanese novel into the foggy coast of Dover, but really it does not matter because the almost MOONSPINNERS-like spooky seaside look adds to what is genuinely an usual and compelling romantic drama with deeply strange and uneasy subplot about the wrath of destructive misguided young boys. Kris Kristofferson was every woman's preferred seaman in the 70s! Then Babs snared him in her horrible remake of A STAR IS BORN. SAILOR was a big hit in its day and deserves another look. It is eerie and romantic and quite dangerous. You almost expect Sarah Miles to narrate (all REBECCA-like) "last night I dreamed I went to masturbate...." I saw it on a double with CABARET. Those were the days!

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