White Squall

Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyagee.

• Director:Ridley Scott
• Genre:Adventure / Drama
• Runtime:124 minutes

Cast

Jeff Bridges : Captain Christopher ‘Skipper’ Sheldon
Caroline Goodall: Dr. Alice Sheldon
John Savage : McCrea, Albatross Crewman / English Teacher
Scott Wolf : Charles ‘Chuck’ Gieg / Narrator
Jeremy Sisto : Frank Beaumont

The film is based on the fate of the brigantine Albatross, which sank on 2 May 1961, allegedly because of a white squall. The film relates the ill-fated summer school sailing trip led by Dr. Christopher B. Sheldon (Jeff Bridges), whom the boys call “Skipper”. In the film, four people aboard the ship perish, whereas in reality six people died in the incident. Characters in the film are Chris Sheldon, Dr. Alice Sheldon, Mr. McCrae, Girard Pascal, ‘Chuck’ , Gil Martin, Robert March, Shay Jennings, Dean Preston, Frank Beaumont, Francis Beaumont, Tod Johnstone, and Tracy Lapchick. The Eye of the Wind was used to play the Albatross. Read more

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