Sea Wolf (2009– )A young man is taken aboard a seal-hunting vessel helmed by the cruel captain Wolf Larsen. |
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Sea Wolf (2009– )A young man is taken aboard a seal-hunting vessel helmed by the cruel captain Wolf Larsen. |
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Wolf Larsen
(2 episodes, 2009)
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| Tim Roth | ... |
Death Larsen
(2 episodes, 2009)
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| Neve Campbell | ... |
Maud Brewster
(2 episodes, 2009)
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| Stephen Campbell Moore | ... |
Humphrey Van Weyden
(2 episodes, 2009)
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| Andrew Jackson | ... |
Johnson
(2 episodes, 2009)
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Tobias Schenke | ... |
Leach
(2 episodes, 2009)
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A young man is taken aboard a seal-hunting vessel helmed by the cruel captain Wolf Larsen.
When I bought this in a charity shop for a couple of quid, I thought I wasn't risking much for something I suspected was going to be a low-budget, ham-acted flop. Actually, it is one of the better things I've watched this year. It's a two-part made for TV miniseries adaptation of Jack London's adventure novel of the same name. You may not have heard of the cast (apart from Tim Roth), though their faces will rings distant bells, but the acting was in a different league the dreadful school-play stuff that chokes turns the free film channels on TV. It is well produced, solidly directed with, for the most part, believable sets and stunts. Of particular note is Sebastian Koch's portrayal of the sadistic (or is he...?) Wolf Larsen. As an adventure drama it works and is worth watching.