Jeff Bridges
Captain Christopher `'Skipper'` Sheldon
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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 · White Squall: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf. Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.
- (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]
In 1960, a hardy group of prep school students boards an old-fashioned sailing ship. With Capt. Christopher Sheldon (Jeff Bridges) at the helm, the oceangoing voyage is intended to teach the boys...
- (451)
- Ridley Scott
- PG-13
- Jeff Bridges
Feb 2, 1996 · Roger Ebert February 02, 1996. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "White Squall" is the sort of red-blooded young man's adventure movie that Jack London might have penned, although not quite in this way. Said to be based on fact, it's about a group of high school students who sign on aboard the brigantine ship Albatross in 1960 for ...
White Squall (1996) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. Writing Credits ( WGA) . Charles Gieg Jr. ... (book) and. Felix Sutton. ... (book) Todd Robinson. ... (written by) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete . Jeff Bridges. ... Sheldon 'Skipper' Caroline Goodall. ... Dr. Alice Sheldon. John Savage. ...
With Capt. Christopher Sheldon (Bridges) 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.
