Directed by:
Robert YoungCinematography:
John McGlashanComposer:
Richard HarveyCast:
Bob Hoskins, Gemma Jones, Maureen Lipman, Sadie Frost, Peter McDonald, David Troughton, Anna Massey, Patrick Malahide, Robert Addie, Don Handfield (more)Plots(1)
Captain Jack (Hoskins) is an irascible and irresistible sea captain with a strong antipathy for authority, a fondness for the ladies and an obsession with his predecessor, Captain Scoresby, who sailed from England to the Artic in 1791. Incensed by greater respect for Captain Cook, Jack is determined to retrace Scoresby's 1,300 mile voyage and install a plaque in his hero's honor. He sets sail in a boat not considered seaworthy by the authorities with an oddball crew of nautical novices, all of whom have some reason to leave home port. For a voyage such as this, "success" could very well be the trip itself. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Bob Hoskins
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