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directed by Alexander Korda and starring

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, Victor Varconi,

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and Olga Lewinsky. It was based on the novel ''Serpoletto'' by

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enlists as an ordinary seamen. The film won the Gold Medal for Best Dramatic Film at the Milan International Cinema Concourse.Kulik p.341

Cast

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