Movie
White Squall
Overview
In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teach the boys fortitude and discipline. But the youthful crew are about to get some unexpected instruction in survival when they get caught in the clutches of a white squall storm.
Details
- Release date
- 1996-02-02
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Largo Entertainment, Scott Free Productions, Hollywood Pictures
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jeff Bridges as Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon
- Caroline Goodall as Alice Sheldon
- John Savage as McCrea
- Scott Wolf as Chuck Gieg
- Jeremy Sisto as Frank Beaumont
- Ryan Phillippe as Gil Martin
- David Lascher as Robert Marsh
- Eric Michael Cole as Dean Preston
- Jason Marsden as Shay Jennings
- David Selby as Francis Beaumont
- Julio Oscar Mechoso as Girard Pascal
- Željko Ivanek as Sanders
Crew
- Ridley Scott - Director
- Todd Robinson - Screenplay
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