The Sea Wolves (1980)
The Last Charge of the Calcutta Light Horse
120 min
A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India, with catastrophic results. Unable to undertake a full military operation in the Portuguese stronghold, English intelligence brings out of retirement a crew of geriatric ex-soldiers, veterans from World War I, using their age as cover. These old soldiers are asked to take to the seas and pull off an unlikely undercover mission.
- Release date
- July 3, 1980
- Country of origin
- United States, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Box office
- $220,181
Trailer
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Colonel Lewis Pugh
- Roger Moore as Captain Gavin Stewart
- David Niven as Colonel W. H. Grice
- Trevor Howard as Jack Cartwright
- Barbara Kellerman as 'Mrs. Cromwell'
- Patrick Macnee as Major Yogi Crossley
- Kenneth Griffith as Wilton
- Patrick Allen as Colin Mackenzie
- Wolf Kahler as Trompeta
- Robert Hoffmann as U-Boat Captain
Crew
- Andrew V. McLaglen · Director
- James Leasor · Writer
- Reginald Rose · Writer
- Euan Lloyd · Producer
- Roy Budd · Composer
- Tony Imi · Cinematographer
- John Glen · Editor
- Syd Cain · Production designer