The read
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A boisterous sea captain in the Pacific Coast, circa 1850, has a plan to buy Alaska from the Russians… if they don’t kill him first.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
49 audience votes
Key crew
- Raoul WalshDirector
- Borden ChaseScreenplay
Cast
- Gregory PeckCaptain Jonathan Clark
- Ann BlythCountess Marina Selanova
- Anthony QuinnPortugee
- John McIntireDeacon Greathouse
- Carl EsmondPrince Semyon
- Sig RumanGeneral Ivan Vorashilov
- Andrea KingMamie
- Eugenie LeontovichAnna Selanova
- Bill RadovitchOgeechuk
- Rhys WilliamsEben Cleggett
- Hans ConriedEustace
- Bryan ForbesWilliam Cleggett
Stills
Themes
alaskaracesea captain