The World in His Arms

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

Oct 9 1952 Approved 1h 44m
Action, Adventure, History

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.

Plot

Roistering sea captain Jonathan Clark, who poaches seal pelts from Russian Alaska, meets and woos Russian countess Marina in 1850 San Francisco. Events separate them, but after an exciting sea race to the Pribilof Islands they meet again; now, both are in danger from the schemes of villainous Prince Semyon.

Written by

Borden Chase, Horace McCoy, Rex Beach

Directed by

Raoul Walsh

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Languages

English, Português

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,434
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA