The Sea Calls (1933)
1h 21m
Running Time
February 23, 1933Release Date
Plot.
The Baltic captain Terje Wiggen works as a pilot on the island of Muhu. When the mate of the ship “Carola” calls in sick, he jumps at the chance of reviving his life as a sailor. WWI breaks soon after the departure. By and by the ship’s company gets worn down by dead calm. On account of the plague-ridden captain, Wiggen disposes of the contaminated water reserve. Discontent among the crew rises until they take the sole lifeboat and leave their mate behind. Wiggen unsuccessfully tries to bring the ship under control. At the last minute he is rescued off the Japanese coast. At his return he promises to never leave his wife and child again. But the German Imperial Navy begins to blockade the waterways of the island. Wiggen paddles to Sweden with the intention of smuggling provisions for his family. On his way back he is detained by a German captain. After five years of imprisonment he returns to Muhu once more. Wiggen is hellbent on vengeance. (Deutsche Kinemathek)
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Cast & Crew.
Heinrich George
Terje Wiggen
Erika Helmke
Antje, seine Frau
Hans Mierendorff
Peters, Kapitän der 'Carola'
Franz Stein
Der alte Jansen
Herta Scheel
Frau Larsen
Ludwig Andersen
Kommandant des Torpedobootes
Ernst Busch
Besatzung der 'Carola'
Josef Dahmen
Besatzung der 'Carola'
Herbert Gernot
Besatzung der 'Carola'
Ernö Metzner
Art Direction
Hans Hinrich
Director
Erich Zander
Art Direction
Helmut Brandis
Writer
Henrik Ibsen
Writer
Hans Klaehr
Writer
Josef Pelz von Felinau
Writer
Wilhelm Hübner .
Producer
Karl Knauer
Composer
Werner Schmidt-Boelcke
Composer
Kurt Neubert
Cinematographer
Willy Winterstein
Cinematographer
Roelofsz
Editor
Josef Peterhans
Details.
Release DateFebruary 23, 1933
Original NameDas Meer ruft
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Genres
Wiki.
The Lake Calls (German: Das Meer ruft) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Hans Hinrich and starring Heinrich George, Erika Helmke and Hans Mierendorff. It is based on the poem "Terje Vigen" by Henrik Ibsen. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin and on location on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ernö Metzner and Erich Zander.