The Sea Wolves

The Sea Wolves

1980 · 120 min · EN · PG · 5.8 (73 votes)
Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen · Starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard, Barbara Kellerman, Patrick Macnee · Music Roy Budd

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A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India, with catastrophic results. Unable to undertake a full military operation in the Portuguese stronghold, English intelligence brings out of retirement a crew of geriatric ex-soldiers, veterans from World War I, using their age as cover. These old soldiers are asked to take to the seas and pull off an unlikely undercover mission.

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A tense, gritty wartime thriller where aging veterans are called upon for a dangerous espionage mission. It captures the suspense of naval conflict and the quiet desperation of duty against overwhelming odds.

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