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To attack the ships with regular forces would violate the
territorial integrity of a neutral government so they decide
to utilise the talents of the Calcutta Light Horse.
This is a group of elderly British ex-pats who are eager
to engage the enemy; be they Huns, Wops, or Japs.
They accept, with eagerness, a dangerous voyage in a clapped
out steamer, the likelihood of death, and no pension for their
widows.
Complications arise in the form of the enigmatic Mrs Cromwell
(Barbara Kellerman), who beds Stewart for reasons of her own,
and her other associates who are working in the pay of Axis
intelligence.
Sea Wolves is a mixture of familiar situations; for example
an irascible engineer coaxes a disintegrating cargo ship around
the Indian coast in a storm and the hero, in true James Bond
style, deliberately loses his money and wins the lady.
Apart from a skilled technical crew who provide: explosions,
sweating close-ups, and so forth; it's the actors that carry
this excellent movie.
It is a who's who of the best of British, Roger Moore, Trevor
Howard, Patrick Macnee, Patrick Allen, Jack Watson, Kenneth
Griffith, Faith Brook, Donald Houston, and many other character
players.
The theme song These Precious Moments, wonderfully
sung by Matt Monroe, captures the nostalgia of the times.
The melody is the main theme from the Warsaw Concerto,
composed by Richard Addinsell to commemorate the blitzkrieg
on Poland.
Sea Wolves was adapted from the true story, The
Boarding Party by James Leasor, an account of the capture
of the Nazi ships by the Calcutta Light Horse.
This film is a most enjoyable romp, particularly if you like
a film where the goodies wear white hats, the baddies wear
black and the right team wins.
Conclusion: Movie 90% Extras - 40%
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