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Captain Jack (1999) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1999 · 96 mins · English
- Directed by
- Robert Young
- Starring
- Bob Hoskins, Anna Massey, Gemma Jones, Peter McDonald, Patrick Malahide, Sadie Frost
Rebellious and irreverent, Captain Jack is intent on emulating Whitby’s forgotten 18th‑century hero Captain Scoresby by launching an Arctic expedition. He recruits a ragtag crew of oddballs, sets out in a vessel declared unseaworthy, and despite relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy, NATO and the press, he will stop at nothing to achieve his dream.
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