The Sea-Wolf

The Sea-Wolf is a novel written in 1904 by American author Jack London. Of it, Ambrose Bierce wrote: "the great thing—and it is among the greatest of things—is that tremendous creation, Wolf Larsen... the hewing out and setting up of such a figure is enough for a man to do in one lifetime." An immediate bestseller, the first printing of forty thousand copies was sold out before publication.

Film adaptations

Jack London's novel has been adapted for motion pictures many times:

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• The Sea-Wolf (1913), starring Hobart Bosworth, with Jack London himself appearing as an unnamed sailor;
• The Sea Wolf (1920), starring Noah Beery;
• The Sea Wolf (1926), starring Ralph Ince;
• The Sea Wolf (1930), starring Milton Sills;
• The Sea Wolf (1941), starring Edward G. Robinson and Ida Lupino: its premiere was held on board the ship S.S. America, a decision described in 2004 by the magazine Total Film as the 3rd "dumbest decision in movie history";
• The Legend of the Sea Wolf (1975) (Il Lupo dei Mari), starring Chuck Connors;
• The Sea Wolf (1993), starring Christopher Reeve and Charles Bronson;
• The Sea Wolf (1997), starring Stacy Keach.