“The Last Charge of the Calcutta Light Horse”
Overview
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.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Written by James Leasor, Reginald Rose
Produced by Euan Lloyd, Erwin C. Dietrich
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $220K
About The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves is a war, action, thriller film released in 1980 exploring themes of sea, ambush, world war ii, based on true story, battle, 1940s. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, it stars Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven. 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.