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''[[The Sea Wolves]]'' is a 1980 film based on the true story of a group of aging ex-soldiers from the Calcutta Light Horse, | ''[[The Sea Wolves]]'' is a 1980 film based on the true story of a group of aging ex-soldiers from the Calcutta Light Horse (a reserve Cavalry unit of the British Indian Army - disbanded in 1947), enlisted by the British in March 1943 for a final mission ('''Operation Creek''') to destroy a German ship, the ''Ehrenfels'', in Portuguese India during World War II. The ''Ehrenfels'' was moored in the nearby Portuguese port of Goa, where it was able to observe British shipping and radio the information to German U-boats off shore. Portugal was neutral so the ''Ehrenfels'' was safe from direct British military action.The British had to go with a covert operation to sink the German ships. The Calcutta Light Horse, Scottish Calcutta and several SOE agents attacked the ''Ehrenfels'' and several other German ships on March 9, 1943. The operation was a success. The full details of the mission were not declassified until 1977. The film, entertaining and well-acted by veteran stars such as [[Gregory Peck]], [[David Niven]], and [[Roger Moore]] (during the peak of his [[James Bond]] heyday), follows in the spirit of earlier films such as ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' and ''[[The Wild Geese]]''. | ||
{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | |||
|name=The Sea Wolves | |||
|picture=SWCLH.jpg | |||
|caption=''Theatrical Release Poster'' | |||
|country=[[Image:USA.jpg|border|23px]]United States<br>[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom | |||
|director=[[Andrew V. McLaglen]] | |||
|date=1980 | |||
|studio=Lorimar Productions | |||
|distributor=Rank Film Distributors<br>Paramount Pictures | |||
|character1=Colonel Lewis Henry Owain Pugh | |||
|actor1=[[Gregory Peck]] | |||
|character2=Captain Gavin Stewart | |||
|actor2=[[Roger Moore]] | |||
|character3=Colonel W.H. Grice | |||
|actor3=[[David Niven]] | |||
|character4=Jack Cartwright | |||
|actor4=[[Trevor Howard]] | |||
|character5=Major 'Yogi' Crossley | |||
|actor5=[[Patrick Macnee]] | |||
|character6=Maclean | |||
|actor6=[[Jack Watson]] | |||
|character7= 'Patch' Lovecroft | |||
|actor7=[[William Morgan Sheppard]] | |||
|character8=Ram Das Gupta | |||
|actor8=[[Marc Zuber]] | |||
|character9=Dickie Melborne | |||
|actor9=[[Allan Cuthbertson]] | |||
|character10=Robin Breene | |||
|actor10=[[Moray Watson]] | |||
}} | |||
'''The following firearms were used in the film ''The Sea Wolves'':''' | '''The following firearms were used in the film ''The Sea Wolves'':''' | ||
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== Smith & Wesson Model 38 "Bodyguard" == | == Smith & Wesson Model 38 "Bodyguard" == | ||
Col. Lewis Pugh ([[Gregory Peck]]), a fellow SOE operative, carries | Col. Lewis Pugh ([[Gregory Peck]]), a fellow SOE operative, carries another anachronistic handgun, the [[Smith & Wesson Model 38 "Bodyguard"]] as his main sidearm during the film. | ||
[[Image:SWBodyguard.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 38, aluminum-alloy-framed version of Model 49 - .38 Special]][[Image:Seaw-sw38a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gavin and Lewis hold their revolvers on Gupta in Goa.]] | [[Image:SWBodyguard.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 38, aluminum-alloy-framed version of Model 49 - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-sw38a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gavin and Lewis hold their revolvers on Gupta in Goa.]] | |||
[[Image:Seaw-sw38b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lewis holds his S&W Model 38 on Trompeta ([[Wolf Kahler]]) before Trompeta wrestles for control of it.]] | [[Image:Seaw-sw38b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lewis holds his S&W Model 38 on Trompeta ([[Wolf Kahler]]) before Trompeta wrestles for control of it.]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-sw38c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lewis's S&W Model 38 during the fight with Trompeta.]] | [[Image:Seaw-sw38c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lewis's S&W Model 38 during the fight with Trompeta.]] | ||
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== Browning Hi-Power == | == Browning Hi-Power == | ||
Ram Das Gupta ([[Marc Zuber]]), the Indian spy working for the Germans in Goa, aims a suppressed [[Browning Hi-Power]] at Gavin and Mrs. Cromwell inside Gavin's Goa hotel room. Gavin ([[Roger Moore]]) later takes it from him. Lewis ([[Gregory Peck]]) uses a suppressed Hi-Power during the ''Ehrenfels'' raid. | Ram Das Gupta ([[Marc Zuber]]), the Indian spy working for the Germans in Goa, aims a suppressed [[Browning Hi-Power]] at Gavin and Mrs. Cromwell inside Gavin's Goa hotel room. Gavin ([[Roger Moore]]) later takes it from him. Lewis ([[Gregory Peck]]) uses a suppressed Hi-Power during the ''Ehrenfels'' raid. | ||
[[File:Browning High Power & suppressor.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Browning Hi-Power fitted with suppressor - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:Seaw-bhp1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gupta aims at Gavin.]] | |||
[[Image:Seaw-bhp3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lewis crouches outside the ''Ehrenfels'' with his suppressed Hi-Power.]] | |||
[[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-bhp2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gavin unknowingly holds the Hi-Power on Lewis.]] | [[Image:Seaw-bhp2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gavin unknowingly holds the Hi-Power on Lewis.]] | ||
== Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket == | == Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket == | ||
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== MP40 == | == MP40 == | ||
The [[MP40]] submachine gun is the star of the latter portion of the film, used by almost all of the Calcutta Light Brigade during the storming of the ''Ehrenfels''. They are seen used by Lewis ([[Gregory Peck]]), Dickie Melborne ([[Allan Cuthbertson]]), Williamson ([[Victor Langley]]), Maj. Yogi Crossley ([[Patrick Macnee]]), "Patch" Lovecroft ([[William Morgan Sheppard]]), Robin, and Sandy, as well as some of the German sailors who steal them from their captors. | The [[MP40]] submachine gun is the star of the latter portion of the film, used by almost all of the Calcutta Light Brigade during the storming of the ''Ehrenfels''. They are seen used by Lewis ([[Gregory Peck]]), Dickie Melborne ([[Allan Cuthbertson]]), Williamson ([[Victor Langley]]), Maj. Yogi Crossley ([[Patrick Macnee]]), "Patch" Lovecroft ([[William Morgan Sheppard]]), Radcliffe ([[Michael Medwin]]), Robin Breene ([[Moray Watson]]), and Sandy Lumsdaine ([[Edward Dentith]]), as well as some of the German sailors who steal them from their captors. | ||
[[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MP40 9x19mm]] | [[Image:MP40.jpg|thumb|none|450px|MP40 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-mp40a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sandy practices firing the MP40 on board the ''Phoebe''.]] | [[Image:Seaw-mp40a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sandy practices firing the MP40 on board the ''Phoebe''.]] | ||
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One of the German agents who attempts to arrest Gavin in Mrs. Cromwell's Goa home carries a suppressed [[Walther PPK]]. | One of the German agents who attempts to arrest Gavin in Mrs. Cromwell's Goa home carries a suppressed [[Walther PPK]]. | ||
[[Image:WaltherPPKSuppressed.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther PPK .380 fitted with a sound suppressor. (black grips)]] | [[Image:WaltherPPKSuppressed.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther PPK .380 fitted with a sound suppressor. (black grips)]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-ppk1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German agents, armed with a suppressed PPK and a suppressed | [[Image:Seaw-ppk1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German agents, armed with a suppressed PPK and a suppressed Mauser, attempt to arrest Gavin.]] | ||
== | == Mauser 1934 == | ||
One of the German agents who attempts to arrest Gavin in Mrs. Cromwell's Goa home carries a suppressed [[ | One of the German agents who attempts to arrest Gavin in Mrs. Cromwell's Goa home carries a suppressed [[Mauser Pocket Pistol#1934 Mauser Pocket Pistol|1934 Mauser Pocket Pistol]]. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Mauser1934.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta Model 1934 - .380 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-ppk1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German agents, armed with a suppressed PPK and a suppressed | [[Image:Seaw-ppk1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German agents, armed with a suppressed PPK and a suppressed Mauser, attempt to arrest Gavin.]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-ber1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The agent takes cover with his suppressed | [[Image:Seaw-ber1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The agent takes cover with his suppressed Mauser.]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-ber2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The agent lays dead with his suppressed | [[Image:Seaw-ber2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The agent lays dead with his suppressed Mauser.]] | ||
== Walther P38 == | == Walther P38 == | ||
Several of the Calcutta Light Horse saboteurs, including Col. Bill Grice ([[David Niven]]), Maj. Yogi Crossley ([[Patrick Macnee]]), Lovecroft ([[William Morgan Sheppard]]), and Barker ([[Patrick Holt]]), carry [[Walther P38]] pistols as secondary weapons during the ''Ehrenfels'' raid. Some of the German sailors also fire at the men with P38s. | Several of the Calcutta Light Horse saboteurs, including Col. Bill Grice ([[David Niven]]), Maj. Yogi Crossley ([[Patrick Macnee]]), Lovecroft ([[William Morgan Sheppard]]), Radcliffe, and Barker ([[Patrick Holt]]), carry [[Walther P38]] pistols as secondary weapons during the ''Ehrenfels'' raid. Some of the German sailors also fire at the men with P38s. | ||
[[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:P38Black.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-p38b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bill fires his P38 at a German sailor. Ex-soldier [[David Niven]] does an excellent job of not blinking or flinching at all as he fires several rounds from his pistol.]] | [[Image:Seaw-p38b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bill fires his P38 at a German sailor. Ex-soldier [[David Niven]] does an excellent job of not blinking or flinching at all as he fires several rounds from his pistol.]] | ||
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== Luger P08 == | == Luger P08 == | ||
Another of the Calcutta Light Horse saboteurs carries a [[Luger P08]], as do the German | Another of the Calcutta Light Horse saboteurs, Williamson ([[Victor Langley]]), carries a [[Luger P08]], as do the German captain, Rofer ([[George Mikell]]), and his first officer. | ||
[[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm.]] | [[Image:P08Luger1917.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Seaw-luger1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Williamson boards the ''Ehrenfels'' with his Luger drawn.]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-luger2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Calcutta Light Horse saboteurs take over the German officers' lounge.]] | [[Image:Seaw-luger2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Calcutta Light Horse saboteurs take over the German officers' lounge.]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-luger3.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Seaw-luger3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The German first officer holds his Luger as he attempts to transmit.]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-luger4.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:Seaw-luger4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Rofer ([[George Mikell]]) aims his Luger at Lewis and Yogi.]] | ||
== M24 Stielhandgranate == | == M24 Stielhandgranate == | ||
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[[Image:M24WithFragSleeve.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" Stick grenade with Frag Sleeve.]][[Image:Seaw-m24a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lewis prepares to destroy the ''Ehrenfels''' radio room.]] | [[Image:M24WithFragSleeve.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" Stick grenade with Frag Sleeve.]][[Image:Seaw-m24a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lewis prepares to destroy the ''Ehrenfels''' radio room.]] | ||
[[Image:Seaw-m24b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A handgranate lands near Robin's feet before he tosses it back at the Germans who threw it at him.]] | [[Image:Seaw-m24b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A handgranate lands near Robin's feet before he tosses it back at the Germans who threw it at him.]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:00, 26 September 2023
The Sea Wolves is a 1980 film based on the true story of a group of aging ex-soldiers from the Calcutta Light Horse (a reserve Cavalry unit of the British Indian Army - disbanded in 1947), enlisted by the British in March 1943 for a final mission (Operation Creek) to destroy a German ship, the Ehrenfels, in Portuguese India during World War II. The Ehrenfels was moored in the nearby Portuguese port of Goa, where it was able to observe British shipping and radio the information to German U-boats off shore. Portugal was neutral so the Ehrenfels was safe from direct British military action.The British had to go with a covert operation to sink the German ships. The Calcutta Light Horse, Scottish Calcutta and several SOE agents attacked the Ehrenfels and several other German ships on March 9, 1943. The operation was a success. The full details of the mission were not declassified until 1977. The film, entertaining and well-acted by veteran stars such as Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Roger Moore (during the peak of his James Bond heyday), follows in the spirit of earlier films such as The Dirty Dozen and The Wild Geese.
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The following firearms were used in the film The Sea Wolves:
Smith & Wesson Model 19
Capt. Gavin Stewart (Roger Moore) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 19 as his main sidearm while working in India for the Special Operations Executive (SOE), a covert unit developed by the English during World War II. The Model 19 is anachronistic for the time period.
Smith & Wesson Model 38 "Bodyguard"
Col. Lewis Pugh (Gregory Peck), a fellow SOE operative, carries another anachronistic handgun, the Smith & Wesson Model 38 "Bodyguard" as his main sidearm during the film.
Browning Hi-Power
Ram Das Gupta (Marc Zuber), the Indian spy working for the Germans in Goa, aims a suppressed Browning Hi-Power at Gavin and Mrs. Cromwell inside Gavin's Goa hotel room. Gavin (Roger Moore) later takes it from him. Lewis (Gregory Peck) uses a suppressed Hi-Power during the Ehrenfels raid.
Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket
During the initial theft of the Phoebe from Calcutta harbor, retired Col. W.H. "Bill" Grice (David Niven) carries a blued Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket with wooden grips.
Webley Mk VI
Lewis (Gregory Peck) takes a military-issue .455 Webley Mk VI from the Indian captain of the Phoebe. The Webley has a lanyard ring.
MP40
The MP40 submachine gun is the star of the latter portion of the film, used by almost all of the Calcutta Light Brigade during the storming of the Ehrenfels. They are seen used by Lewis (Gregory Peck), Dickie Melborne (Allan Cuthbertson), Williamson (Victor Langley), Maj. Yogi Crossley (Patrick Macnee), "Patch" Lovecroft (William Morgan Sheppard), Radcliffe (Michael Medwin), Robin Breene (Moray Watson), and Sandy Lumsdaine (Edward Dentith), as well as some of the German sailors who steal them from their captors.
Walther PPK
One of the German agents who attempts to arrest Gavin in Mrs. Cromwell's Goa home carries a suppressed Walther PPK.
Mauser 1934
One of the German agents who attempts to arrest Gavin in Mrs. Cromwell's Goa home carries a suppressed 1934 Mauser Pocket Pistol.
Walther P38
Several of the Calcutta Light Horse saboteurs, including Col. Bill Grice (David Niven), Maj. Yogi Crossley (Patrick Macnee), Lovecroft (William Morgan Sheppard), Radcliffe, and Barker (Patrick Holt), carry Walther P38 pistols as secondary weapons during the Ehrenfels raid. Some of the German sailors also fire at the men with P38s.
Luger P08
Another of the Calcutta Light Horse saboteurs, Williamson (Victor Langley), carries a Luger P08, as do the German captain, Rofer (George Mikell), and his first officer.
M24 Stielhandgranate
The saboteurs, notably Col. Lewis Pugh (Gregory Peck), use Model 24 Stielhandgranates to aid in the destruction of the Ehrenfels.
