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White Squall (1996)

129 min · Drama, action film, adventure film, disaster film, drama film

Popularity5/5
12-month trend15k7.1kExpand

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Monthly article views

15k02025-09: 9,000 views2025-10: 8,188 views2025-11: 7,076 views2025-12: 7,935 views2026-01: 12,544 views2026-02: 8,254 views2026-03: 8,781 views2026-04: 8,041 views2026-05: 14,788 views2026-06: 8,652 views2026-07: 10,535 views2026-08: 13,010 views
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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Ridley Scott

Cast

Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf, Jeremy Sisto, Ryan Phillippe, David Lascher

The story

The film is based on the fate of the brigantine Albatross, which sank May 2, 1961, allegedly because of a white squall. The film relates the ill-fated school sailing trip led by Dr. Christopher B.

Catalogue themes and tags

Accusal, Calamity, High School Komödie, Karibik, Sailboat, Turbulence, Disaster, Action/Adventure, Drama, Coming of age, Adventure

Genres

Drama, action film, adventure film, disaster film, drama film
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