The Shadow-Line (1976)
Original title: Smuga cienia
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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.
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Marek KondratJoseph ConradGraham LinesBurns
Tom WilkinsonRansome
Bernard ArchardCapt. Elis
John Bennett
Martin WyldeckCapt. GilesRichard BartlettDoctorPiotr CieślakOfficer
Zygmunt HübnerCapt. Vidara (as Zygmunt Hubner)
Eugeniusz PriwieziencewFranchyGordon RichardsonDoctor
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What is The Shadow-Line about?
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.
How long is The Shadow-Line?
The Shadow-Line has a runtime of 100 minutes.