Jeff Bridges
Captain Christopher `'Skipper'` Sheldon
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White Squall. (film) White Squall is a 1996 American disaster survival film directed by Ridley Scott. It is a coming of age film in which a group of high school and college-aged teenagers sign up for several months of training aboard a sailing ship, a brigantine, and travel around half the globe when suddenly they are challenged by a severe storm.
Feb 2, 1996 · Based on a true story, White Squall follows a group of American teenage boys who crew a school sailing ship and face a deadly storm. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, and John Savage, and is directed by Ridley Scott.
- (25K)
- Adventure, Drama
- Ridley Scott
- 1996-02-02
A white squall is a sudden and violent windstorm at sea which is not accompanied by the black clouds generally characteristic of a squall. It manifests as a sudden increase in wind velocity in tropical and sub-tropical waters, and may be a microburst. [1] The name refers to the white-capped waves and broken water, its meager warning to any ...
Feb 2, 1996 · A group of high school students sail the Albatross in 1960 and face a storm at sea. Roger Ebert praises the film's physical exuberance and photography, but criticizes its vague moral mission and interchangeable crew members.
White Squall is a 2003 adventure film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Jeff Bridges as a sailing instructor. The film follows a group of prep school students who face a life-threatening storm at sea.
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- Ridley Scott
- PG-13
- Jeff Bridges
visual effects supervisor (uncredited) David Kuklish. ... visual effects director of photography: main title: Imaginary Forces (uncredited) Betsy Paterson. ... Inferno artist: CFC (uncredited) Janek Sirrs.
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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.
- 129 min
