The World in His Arms

Oct 9, 1952

1h 44m

★ 6.4

A salty sea captain, a beautiful Russian countess, and the love that would span an ocean.

Overview

A boisterous sea captain in the Pacific Coast, circa 1850, has a plan to buy Alaska from the Russians… if they don’t kill him first.

Genres

Adventure

Romance

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Captain Jonathan Clark

Gregory Peck

Countess Marina Selanova

Ann Blyth

Portugee

Anthony Quinn

Deacon Greathouse

John McIntire

Prince Semyon

Carl Esmond

General Ivan Vorashilov

Sig Ruman

Mamie

Andrea King

Anna Selanova

Eugenie Leontovich

Ogeechuk

Bill Radovitch

Eben Cleggett

Rhys Williams

Eustace

Hans Conried

William Cleggett

Bryan Forbes

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