The Sea Calls

Synopsis

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)

Main Cast

Heinrich George

Terje Wiggen

Age : 52 | Popularity : 5%

Erika Helmke

Antje, seine Frau

Age : 96 | Popularity : 3%

Hans Mierendorff

Peters, Kapitän der 'Carola'

Age : 73 | Popularity : 8%

Franz Stein

Der alte Jansen

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Herta Scheel

Frau Larsen

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ludwig Andersen

Kommandant des Torpedobootes

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Josef Dahmen

Age : 81 | Popularity : 4%

Josef Peterhans

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Kurt Neubert Willy Winterstein
Art	Art Direction	Ernö Metzner Erich Zander
Directing	Director	Hans Hinrich
Writing	Writer	Helmut Brandis Hans Klaehr Josef Pelz von Felinau
Production	Producer	Wilhelm Hübner .
Sound	Music	Karl Knauer Werner Schmidt-Boelcke
Editing	Editor	Roelofsz
Department	Role	Name

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