The Call of the Sea

Oct 12, 1927

2h 6m

★ 6.0

Overview

The son of a miller, following his call, flees to the sea, but after several years he returns to his family and to his childhood romance, Hanka.

Genres

Romance

Production Companies

Leo-Film

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Cast

Hanka

Maria Malicka

Stach

Jerzy Marr

Karol Skarski

Mariusz Maszynski

Jola Van Loos

Nora Ney

Miller

Antoni Rózanski

Hanka, 7 year

Krysia Dlugolecka

Miller's wife

Józefa Modzelewska

Stach - Age 10

Tadeusz Fijewski

Bosman Rudolf Minke

Stefan Szwarc

Helmsman Karlsen

Aleksander Maniecki

Sailor

Janusz Ziejewski

Smuggler

Michał Halicz

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