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Shipwrecked

Shipwrecked

19906.71h 32m

Overview

A young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.

Directed by Nils Gaup
Written by Bob Foss, Nick Thiel, Nils Gaup
Produced by John M. Jacobsen
Box OfficeBudget: $8.5MRevenue: $15.0M

Top Cast

Stian Smestad

Stian Smestad

Haakon Haakonsen

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Lt. John Merrick

L

Louisa Milwood-Haigh

Mary

Bjørn Sundquist

Bjørn Sundquist

Mr. Håkonsen

J

Joachim Rafaelsen

Ole

W

William Ilkley

Pirate

Trond Peter Stamsø Munch

Trond Peter Stamsø Munch

Jens

Eva von Hanno

Eva von Hanno

Mrs. Håkonsen

K

Kjell Stormoen

The Captain

Karl Sundby

Karl Sundby

Bosun

Themes & Keywords

shipislandpiratesailorcabin boy19th century

About Shipwrecked

Shipwrecked is a adventure, family film released in 1990 exploring themes of ship, island, pirate, sailor, cabin boy, 19th century. Directed by Nils Gaup, it stars Stian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne, Louisa Milwood-Haigh. A young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.

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