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The Shadow-Line

Andrzej Wajda's English-language film of a novella by Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first command as a sea captain. A series of crises prove incredibly difficult for his new authority, for the sea is curiously becalmed and the crew is weakened by feverish malaria. When the first mate's fear convinces many that the ship is haunted and cursed by the malevolent spirit of the previous captain, the young man must cope with their superstition as well as the conspicuous absence of much-needed medicine.

Top Cast

  • Marek Kondrat

    Marek Kondrat

    Joseph Conrad

  • Graham Lines

    Graham Lines

    Burns

  • Tom Wilkinson

    Tom Wilkinson

    Ransome

  • Bernard Archard

    Bernard Archard

    Capt. Elis

  • John Bennett

    John Bennett

  • Martin Wyldeck

    Martin Wyldeck

    Capt. Giles

  • Richard Bartlett

    Richard Bartlett

    Doctor

  • Piotr Cieślak

    Piotr Cieślak

    Officer

  • Zygmunt Hübner

    Zygmunt Hübner

    Capt. Vidara (as Zygmunt Hubner)

Overview

Andrzej Wajda's English-language film of a novella by Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first command as a sea captain. A series of crises prove incredibly difficult for his new authority, for the sea is curiously becalmed and the crew is weakened by feverish malaria. When the first mate's fear convinces many that the ship is haunted and cursed by the malevolent spirit of the previous captain, the young man must cope with their superstition as well as the conspicuous absence of much-needed medicine.

Rating

6.4 / 10
6 Reviews
1 Popular

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