The Seawolf (1971)

Adventure · Drama

Writer Humphrey van Weyden is thrown overboard in a shipwreck in the Bay of San Francisco, and is rescued by the seal-hunting schooner 'Ghost' under the command of the brutal Captain Wolf Larsen.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (787 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: DE
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Raimund Harmstorf Wolf Larsen
Edward Meeks Humphrey van Weyden
Beatrice Cardon Maud Brewster
Emmerich Schäffer Schiffskoch Thomas Mugridge
Sergiu Nicolaescu Kapitän Raffy
Dieter Schidor Wolf Larsen als junger Mann

Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

7.95 avg 4 episodes 8.2 → 7.4 91 min avg

Bad finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ein seltsames Schiff	8.2	76
2	Kurs auf Uma	8.3	74
3	Das Land der kleinen Zweige	7.9	73
4	Die Suche nach einer verlorenen Insel	7.4	73