The Sea Wolf (1941 film)

The Sea Wolf
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Curtiz
Screenplay byRobert Rossen
Based onThe Sea-Wolf
1904 novel
by Jack London
Produced byHal B. Wallis (executive)
Henry Blanke (associate)
StarringEdward G. Robinson
Ida Lupino
John Garfield
Alexander Knox
CinematographySol Polito
Edited byGeorge Amy
Music byErich Wolfgang Korngold
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 21, 1941 (1941-03-21)
Running time
100 minutes (original cut)
86 minutes (re-release cut)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,013,217[1][2]
Box office$1,881,000[2]

The Sea Wolf is a 1941 American adventure drama film adaptation of Jack London's 1904 novel The Sea-Wolf with Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, John Garfield, and Alexander Knox making his debut in an American film. The film was written by Robert Rossen and directed by Michael Curtiz.

The film was first premiered onboard the S.S. America.[3][4] Later it was screened at the 9th annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival on April 26, 2018 in Los Angeles. The version of the film screened was the original theatrical cut that was reassembled after 35mm nitrate elements were discovered at the Museum of Modern Art. It included thirteen minutes of footage that were cut from the film in 1947 when it was re-released as a double-feature with the 1940 Errol Flynn vehicle with a similar name. The original cut of the film, digitally remastered and restored, was released through Warner Brothers' Archive Collection on DVD and Blu-ray on October 10, 2017.[5]

  1. ^ Ed Rudy Behlmer Inside Warner Bros (1935–1951), 1985 p 208
  2. ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 21 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  3. ^ Rode, Alan K. (17 November 2017). Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-7397-9. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ "American Film". americanfilm.afi.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ Maltin, Leonard (25 October 2017). "THE SEA WOLF: LONGER AND BETTER!". Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

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