The Sea Calls
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The Baltic captain Terje Wiggen works as a pilot on the island of Muhu. When the mate of the ship “Carola” calls in sick, he jumps at the chance of reviving his life as a sailor. WWI breaks soon after the departure. By and by the ship’s company gets worn down by dead calm. On account of the plague-ridden captain, Wiggen disposes of the contaminated water reserve. Discontent among the crew rises until they take the sole lifeboat and leave their mate behind. Wiggen unsuccessfully tries to bring the ship under control. At the last minute he is rescued off the Japanese coast. At his return he promises to never leave his wife and child again. But the German Imperial Navy begins to blockade the waterways of the island. Wiggen paddles to Sweden with the intention of smuggling provisions for his family. On his way back he is detained by a German captain. After five years of imprisonment he returns to Muhu once more. Wiggen is hellbent on vengeance. (Deutsche Kinemathek)
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Cast
26 people
Heinrich George
Terje Wiggen
Known for
Metropolis
Erika Helmke
Antje, seine Frau
Also in
Stadtmeier und Landmeier
Paul und Pauline
Kurt Neubert
Helmut Brandis
Hans Hinrich
Wilhelm Hübner
Hans Mierendorff
Peters, Kapitän der 'Carola'
Also in
The Devil's Church
Armored Car
Henrik Ibsen
Ernö Metzner
Franz Stein
Der alte Jansen
Known for
M
Willy Winterstein
Hans Klaehr
Hans Hinrich Director · Helmut Brandis Writer Hans Klaehr Writer
First release February 23, 1933 · Produced in Germany · Original title Das Meer ruft
Production
Deutsche Eidophon-Film GmbH
Production
Germany
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Original title
Das Meer ruft
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 23, 1933
Premiere · Ufa-Theater-Kurfürstendamm.
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
September 1, 1935
Denmark
January 28, 1937
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