The Shadow-Line

Andrzej Wajda's English-language film of a novella by J贸zef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first command as a sea captain. A series of crises prove incredibly difficult for his new authority, for the sea is curiously becalmed and the crew is weakened by feverish malaria.

19761h 40m6.0Movie

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Overview

Andrzej Wajda's English-language film of a novella by J贸zef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first command as a sea captain. A series of crises prove incredibly difficult for his new authority, for the sea is curiously becalmed and the crew is weakened by feverish malaria. When the first mate's fear convinces many that the ship is haunted and cursed by the malevolent spirit of the previous captain, the young man must cope with their superstition as well as the conspicuous absence of much-needed medicine.

Cast

Marek Kondrat
Marek Kondrat
Joseph Conrad
Graham Lines
Graham Lines
Burns
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
Ransome
Bernard Archard
Bernard Archard
Capt. Elis
John Bennett
John Bennett
Martin Wyldeck
Martin Wyldeck
Capt. Giles
Richard Bartlett
Richard Bartlett
Doctor
Piotr Cie艣lak
Piotr Cie艣lak
Officer
Zygmunt H眉bner
Zygmunt H眉bner
Capt. Vidara (as Zygmunt Hubner)
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
Franchy
Gordon Richardson
Gordon Richardson
Doctor
Stanis艂aw Tym
Stanis艂aw Tym
Jacobus

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