| The Sea Wolves | |
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 Original film poster by Arnaldo Putzu | |
| Directed by | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Screenplay by | Reginald Rose |
| Based on | Boarding Party 1978 book by James Leasor |
| Produced by | Euan Lloyd |
| Starring | Gregory Peck Roger Moore David Niven Trevor Howard Barbara Kellerman Patrick Macnee |
| Cinematography | Tony Imi |
| Music by | Roy Budd |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors Paramount Pictures Elite Films (Switzerland)[1] |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States Switzerland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million[1] |
| Box office | $220,181 (USA)[2] |
The Sea Wolves is a 1980 war film starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and David Niven. The film, which is based on the 1978 book Boarding Party by James Leasor, is the true story of Operation Creek during the Second World War. In the covert mission, the Calcutta Light Horse, part of the Cavalry Reserve in the British Indian Army, successfully sank a German merchant ship in Mormugão Harbour in neutral Portugal's territory of Goa, India on 9 March 1943. The ship had a secret radio which was transmitting information about Allied shipping to U-boats operating in the Indian Ocean.
The film, which starred veteran American and British actors, was produced by Euan Lloyd and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen: both had previously worked together on the successful 1978 British-Swiss war film The Wild Geese.
- ^ a b c Kindred, Jack (27 August 1980). "Euan Lloyd Preems 'Sea Wolves'; After Europe, Then U.S." Variety. p. 42. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Sea Wolves (1981)". Box Office Mojo.