"Der Seewolf" is a German television mini-series from almost 45 years ago. Fittingly, the title character is not the main protagonist of the movie, but the second lead character played by Raimund Harmstorf. No offense to Edward Meeks who was decent too, but Harmstorf's character was just far more memorable. This also shows in the fourth part when he is out of the picture for the most time and this is the weakest part. I rate it 2/5 and parts 1-3 I rate 3/5. The whole thing is basically the story of two men, a ruthless, cold-blooded captain and the main character who works on the captain's ship for the most time. "For the most time" means that, in the final chapter, the action is set on an island and it's just not as atmospheric anymore as before. I have to say, for the most part, I enjoyed watching this and it did not drag really very often which is a good achievement as the total runtime is no less than 6 hours. I also liked the narration and if you are a German native speaker, you will realize that people today are not really talking this way anymore. I recommend watching it and you may have seen Harmstorf also in the films of Bud Spencer if you are as much of a fan of these just like myself. Give it a go if you like seafaring tales or if you simply enjoy impressive character studies. Good job on the writing here also I must say. Thumbs up.
Review of Der Seewolf
