The Sea Wolf (1941) - Rare UK Release.

This is a smashing Warner Brothers release that shows Jack London's abiding fascination with the possibility of a Superman, as personified in this case by the merciless sea captain Wolf Larssen (Edward G. Robinson). This 1940 film belongs to Robinson, who takes full advantage of its possibilities, in full throated roaring, in storming around the deck and in relishing the cruel dialogue assigned to him as he destroys the self-respect of the crew. His cabin is packed with books by the likes of Darwin, Spenser ("Ethics") and Milton's Paradise Lost, with the favoured line "Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven". We learn he forged his meteoric career through ruthlessness and ability, from cabin boy at 12 to full sea captain at 21, while his four conventional brothers drowned in the sinkings of the foul ships they served on --- the penalty for being average. In his cabin he debates in full throated passion the ultimate issues of life: good versus evil, rapacity versus altruism, murder versus restraint, power versus subservience, treachery versus loyalty and the base versus the noble.The film is a smashing success (marred only by intermittent "tender" scenes when rebel John Garfield urges Ida Lupino not to give up on life) and has the advantage of a print of pristine quality that makes me feel I'm watching a new release on its first run through the theatres. The sound is very good.The distributor/dealer provides a helpful insert so you can get English-only soundtrack without any Spanish subtitles. Be sure your remote control has a "subtitles" button so you can block the Spanish subtitles the moment you're into the movie. It's a cinch.Few films can compete with this portrayal of a keen mind won over to savagery, with its owner revelling in letting the chips fall where they may. It's worth the price just to watch the unforgettable performance by Robinson as he acts out issues raised by Jack London, Nietzsche, Dostoyevsky and G.B.Shaw's "Man & Superman". But throughout, it's Robinson's show and when it's over we miss his body language, his snarling and his menace. And in terms of intellectual issues in the background, the film stands almost alone in cinema history.

Good seller. Great film. Excellent price.

Good quality dvd plays in English you can delete sub titles. All actors are very good and enjoyable film

I purchased this DVD for my father who sadly passed away this year.I thought Edward G. Robinson was the finest actor ever and he enjoyed this film immensley.Excellent delivery service. Exceptionally pleased.

Fantastic classic movie with one of eddie g's best performances. Great

Great Movie.

'Noir at sea', EGR well cast as the enigmatic & philosophical skipper with a taste for sadistic violence.

My father took me to see this and I never forgot it. Pretty routine film but it has quite good performances and should go down well.

I watched this movie for my Sociology 1000 class. Interesting movie. Good acting.

För den som gillar Edward G. Robinson är den här filmen ett "måste-köp"! Han förknippas annars mest med gangsterroller. Här är han brilliant som den mycket osympatiske kaptenen Wolf Larsen! Filmen är från 1941 och gjordes under Hollywoods storhetstid, men låt inte filmens ålder avskräcka från köp. Blu-ray-utgåvan håller hög bildkvalitet. Hela filmen är både dramatisk, actionfylld och underhållande på samma gång. Rollistan är förutom Robinson väldigt intressant med många imponerande skådespelare. Rekommenderas varmt!

With nearly a quarter hour of footage not seen since it was cut for a 1947 theatrical rerelease, this restoration of "The Sea Wolf" is worth every dime of its cost. It's not Jack London, but it's wonderful: great performances all around by Robinson, Garfield, and Lupino and the remarkable supporting cast; an opportunity to spend a bit of time on Warner Brothers" iconic Stage 21, originally built for Flynn's "The Sea Hawk" (indeed on a re-dressed full sized ship from that film doubling for Robinson's "Ghost") and an absolutely unique musical score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. So what's here that isn't in the roughly 90 minute version that has been a staple of television and TCM in particular for many decades? We gain the mysterioso foggy opening of Garfield being pursued through the Frisco waterfront; added scenes of Knox's awakening on the "Ghost"; a notably callous committal service for a deceased first mate; added dialogue throughout the film, including an extended Lupino/Robinson scene in which she expresses her willingness to prostitute herself to him to avoid being returned to Frisco; an attempted suicide by Lupino as she and Garfield flee the "Ghost" in one of the seal-hunters' boats. Even Robinson's closing speech to Alexander Knox is longer. And underneath it all Korngold weaves his magic with a score that was re-recorded by Rumon Gamba for Chandos and even better exists nearly complete as originally conducted by Korngold himself on the Film Score Monthly Golden Age Classic release from 2007. The visuals and sound are immaculate; even the trailer is included. Don't miss this one!

Ottimo cast , buona regia , doppiaggio d'epoca . Peccato che l'audio sia disturbato in vari punti .

This movie has always been one of my favourites but the added scenes just make it better and fill in some of the holes in the edited version. Beautifully restored too.Arrived when it was supposed to. Great service.