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Adapted for television in it's latest outing, from the original book written by the American journalist and author Jack London, including a good main cast and acceptable supporting roles. Jack London's adventure novel about a brutal captain named Wolf Larsen chuck Connors , his rebellious crew , some unexpected passengers and a young man who is taken aboard a seal-hunting vessel.

Captain Larsen commands a surly ship of seal hunters through sheer ruthlessness and ego , being pursued by his brother called Death Larsen Ivan Rassimov who commands a ship named Macedonia. Bound for Japanese poaching grounds, 'Ghost' is captained by Wolf Larsen , who is a man not to be crossed, as he is as strong and tyrannical as he is cunning and rescues some castaways.

The shipwreck survivors , picked up by Larsen are forced into working aboard his ship , the aptly called Ghost. We follow Humphrey, as he enters the story and finds himself in service on board , after being abducted.

The passengers convert themselves in accidental sailors confronting wits and taking on brutal crewmen Nello Pazzafini , Renato Baldini , Rik Battaglia , among others such as the violent cook Thomas Mugridge Luciano Pigozzi or Alan Collins nicknamed the Italian Peter Lorre. The ruthless captain wants to test out his theories about survival of the fittest young. While Van Wyden is mistreated by sniveling cook , but also falls for Maud Brewster and tries to rally the shipmates into resisting the megalomaniac captain.

Yet another rendition of London 's classic battle of wills story. The picture is a passable adaptation of a famous novel by Jack London scripted by Marcello Ciorciolini screenplay. The Sea Wolf is an agreeable tale of life on the high seas, and in particular on board a sealing schooner named 'Ghost'. The film has an intelligent character study , reflecting on the various roles and stunningly playing the tale. Fine acting by all , thus , Chuck Connors as the personification of malevolent ego , he is an obstinate and brutal captain , obsessed to track down his brother.

Joseph Palmer as his contender and with numerous wishes to escape is nice. Barbara Bach is attractive and enticing. Special mention to support cast , plenty of familiar faces of the Italian sub-genres. Filmed entirely shot on location , and using model scales and in tank studios , sets and pervasive fog machines. The flick will appeal to seafaring adventure genre enthusiasts. The picture displays a strange and inappropriate musical score -though enjoyable- by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis , Spaghetti Western's usual.

Colorful and evocative cinematography by Sergio Rubini. Rating : 6 ; well worthwhile seeing. The black and white classic version novel is the best and was directed by Michael Curtiz in with Edward G.

People would give him food when he begs, sometimes even inviting him in their homes. However, when he tells his life with other tramps, charity could become more a question of good sense than of good heart:. We [85 tramps] took up a collection and sent a telegram to the authorities of that town. The text of the message was that eighty-five healthy, hungry hoboes would arrive about noon and that it would be a good idea to have dinner ready for them.

The authorities of Grand Island had two courses open to them. They could feed us, or they could throw us in jail. I will always marvel at the organization of these hobos on one side and at the decision-making process based on profitability on the other side. I was also astonished by the tale of the two thousand tramp army led by General Kelly and its odyssey on the Des Moines River or the violence he encounters sometimes.

He relates how hobos are chased by train drivers and employees. He explains all the strategies he used to go on and off the trains and not get caught. All this was extremely dangerous and he traveled in awful conditions soaked up by rain or frozen by a fierce cold. His description of his stay in a Canadian prison is appalling. He pictures very well the balance of power between the prisoners, the fishy business among the prisoners and with the guards, the corruption, the violence.

Eat before you are eaten. Oh, we were wolves, believe me—just like the fellows who do business in Wall Street. The French translator chose to translate the word literally les taureaux , probably to keep the impressive image of the English. In French, the two animals used to call the cops are vache cow or, the most used, poulet chicken.

The Road fascinated Jack Kerouac. Every once in a while, in newspapers, magazines, and biographical dictionaries, I run upon sketches of my life, wherein, delicately phrased, I learn that it was in order to study sociology that I became a tramp.

This is very nice and thoughtful of the biographers, but it is inaccurate. I became a tramp—well, because of the life that was in me, of the wanderlust in my blood that would not let me rest.

Sociology was merely incidental; it came afterward, in the same manner that a wet skin follows a ducking. Any book walking in the same shoes can only be a pale copy. London has written one of the best books on alcoholism apart from A. I always liked London and I think I might like this as well.

It sounds very different from On the Road. This is alomost a trilogy of reviews. Like Like. It occurred to me there was a trilogy of reviews. Do you think I should ask a paragraph in the review? In this trilogy, the more words in the book title, the less freedom for the characters. True — about the number of words and freedom. What do you man, ask a paragraph? Is is a typo? You should certainly add the links to your other reviews at the bottom of the page.

It might be interesting for readders. And a paragraph too, why not. Or a post comparing them. It applied not just to police but to hired guards like security guards at train yards. Thanks Tom. Good for me I had no intention to use this newly learnt word in a review. I want to read White Fang to know at what age my children can try it. Kerouac was my constant companion when I was about 20 — with Desolation Angles being my favorite. By the way, diabominable is a wonderful new word!

But Down and Out in Paris and London has the same tone something between journalism and storytelling. I think it's worth a shot to anyone who enjoys a "whodunnit"! Details Edit. Release date August 25, United States. Australia United States. Netflix Site. Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 6h 8min. Dolby Digital. Related news. Oct 22 Indiewire. Oct 21 ScreenRant. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.

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