The Sea Wolves The Last Charge of the Calcutta Light Horse (Original title)Die Seewölfe Kommen (Alternative title)The Sea Wolves (Alternative title)Boarding Party (Alternative title)
Dates: 1980 (Copyright), 03 July 1980 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USA, SwitzerlandDirected by: Andrew V. McLaglen
Synopsis: War adventure based on true events. In India in 1943, a mission is undertaken to stop the destruction of Allied shipping by Nazi U-boats receiving leaked shipping information. This info is known to be sent out from a secret radio transmitter aboard the 'Ehrenfels', one of three German ships anchored in the Portugese port of Mormugoa. As the port is in neutral Portuguese waters, no official forces can be involved, and so Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pugh hatches a plot to sabotage the German boats using civilians. He duly recruits The Calcutta Light Horse, a part-time territorial unit of former British soldiers who are now middle-aged businessmen based in Calcutta. They journey to Goa, where, aiming to destroy all three German ships, they will pose as tourists on an innocent sailing trip whose nighttime boarding of the 'Ehrenfels' is supposedly nothing more than a drunken lark.
Genres: War, Action and Adventure
Subjects: World War II, Calcutta, Goa, Espionage, Radio transmitters, Ports, Sabotage
Releases
Date: 03 July 1980Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Stereo SRRuntime: 122 mins Length: 10976 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Rank Film Distributors
Date: 01 August 1980Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 123 mins Length: 11109 FeetDialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): GermanDistributor: Rank Film Distributors
Date: 05 June 1981Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 123 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Rank Film Distributors
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11109 FeetBFI identifier: C-814133
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11091 FeetBFI identifier: C-614887
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Dates: 1980 (Copyright), 03 July 1980 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USA, SwitzerlandDirected by: Andrew V. McLaglen
Synopsis: War adventure based on true events. In India in 1943, a mission is undertaken to stop the destruction of Allied shipping by Nazi U-boats receiving leaked shipping information. This info is known to be sent out from a secret radio transmitter aboard the 'Ehrenfels', one of three German ships anchored in the Portugese port of Mormugoa. As the port is in neutral Portuguese waters, no official forces can be involved, and so Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pugh hatches a plot to sabotage the German boats using civilians. He duly recruits The Calcutta Light Horse, a part-time territorial unit of former British soldiers who are now middle-aged businessmen based in Calcutta. They journey to Goa, where, aiming to destroy all three German ships, they will pose as tourists on an innocent sailing trip whose nighttime boarding of the 'Ehrenfels' is supposedly nothing more than a drunken lark.
Genres: War, Action and Adventure
Subjects: World War II, Calcutta, Goa, Espionage, Radio transmitters, Ports, Sabotage
Releases
Date: 03 July 1980Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Stereo SRRuntime: 122 mins Length: 10976 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Rank Film Distributors
Date: 01 August 1980Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 123 mins Length: 11109 FeetDialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): GermanDistributor: Rank Film Distributors
Date: 05 June 1981Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 123 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Rank Film Distributors
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(5)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11109 FeetBFI identifier: C-814133
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11091 FeetBFI identifier: C-614887
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4327 FeetBFI identifier: C-619161
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(5)
Description: PositiveBFI identifier: C-151247
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4327 FeetBFI identifier: C-619161
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11103 FeetBFI identifier: C-151248
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11109 FeetBFI identifier: C-814133
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11091 FeetBFI identifier: C-614887
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)