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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Language, War Violence Movie Release: 1981 DVD Release: 11/23/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 0 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 3 Genres: Adventure, War Adventure See Also: The Sea Wolves

Set in India during World War II, this fair action drama relies heavily on the good acting talent gathered to convey its slight, uninvolved story. Gregory Peck is Col. Lewis Pugh, backed up by Roger Moore as Capt. Gavin Stewart, David Niven as Col. Bill Grice, Patrick MacNee as Major Crossley, and several others -- all retired and past the age for active duty. At issue are three German freighters that are parked in the waters off Goa, the Portuguese coastal colony on the subcontinent of India. Since Portugal is neutral, the regular army cannot destroy the freighters, and it is up to the retired army officers and a large corps of over-the-hill volunteers to take on the mission of eliminating the German ships. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Gregory Peck - Lt. Col. Lewis Pugh
Roger Moore - Capt. Gavin Stewart
David Niven - Col. W.H. Grice
Trevor Howard - Jack Cartwright
Barbara Kellerman - Mrs. Cromwell

Andrew McLaglen's World War II adventure film The Sea Wolves comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. English and French subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, but this Warner Brothers offers excellent picture and solid sound quality making it worthwhile for any genre enthusiast. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide