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Actors: John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Luther Adler, Adele Mara
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Wake of the Red Witch |
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Adventurer John Ralls, set adrift by islanders, is rescued by a merchant vessel. Its owner, Dutch merchant Sidneye, admires Ralls' spirit and provides him with a command. On an island both Ralls and Sidneye fall in love with the niece of the French Governor, Angelique. Angelique prefers Ralls, but when he accidentally kills her uncle, she marries Sidneye.
Sidneye soon grows jealous of Ralls; he doesn't even give word when Angelique becomes deadly sick. Yet Ralls learns of her sickness and is with Angelique in her last moments.
Afterwards he hijacks one of Sidneye's ships carrying six million in gold and scuttles it, on a reef barely reachable for divers.
Years go by - Sidneye has become handicapped, but manages to lure Ralls into a trap. Yet he is not able to kill him - the two agree that Ralls will dive to the wreck and regain the gold, while Sidneye will make the effort worth while.
--Volker van Haren, Resident Scholar
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WAKE OF THE RED WITCH is an adventure movie directed by Edward Ludwig in 1948.
Captain Ralls voluntarily scuttles his ship, the Red Witch, loaded with gold in lingots, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. A few months later, his employer, the wealthy Dutch shipowner, Mayrant Sidneye, will take his revenge by luring Ralls towards an isolated island and blocking the lagoon exit. Both men have a common history : seven years before, Mayrant married the girl Ralls was madly in love with. The dutchman tries to persuade Ralls to lead him to the place where his ship loaded with gold sank. In a dramatic final, Ralls will enter the sunken boat that is lying on the edge of a sea fault.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Wake of the Red Witch |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Wilderness adventure
Yes
Plotlets:
- stranded
- searching for treasure
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- civilian sailor
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
- (woman) long wavy
Body type
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- businessman, big
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Dutch
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- physically sick
- missing body parts/abilities
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Pacific Islands
Water?
Yes
Water:
- swimming on
- drowning
- scuba under
- feeding sharks
Island?
Yes
Island:
- stranded
- Pacific Island
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- cave
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Kind of violence:
- mission to destroy something
- mental battles
- hand to hand
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- flamed
- drowned
Check here if B&W
Yes
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding bombs
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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