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66% Critic Match
The World in His Arms
“A salty sea captain, a beautiful Russian countess, and the love that would span an ocean.”
6.6 / 10• 1952• 1h 44m•NR• English
AdventureRomance
Storyline
A boisterous sea captain in the Pacific Coast, circa 1850, has a plan to buy Alaska from the Russians… if they don’t kill him first.
Cast & Crew
Gregory Peck
Captain Jonathan Clark
Lead
Ann Blyth
Countess Marina Selanova
Anthony Quinn
Portugee
John McIntire
Deacon Greathouse
Carl Esmond
Prince Semyon
Sig Ruman
General Ivan Vorashilov
Andrea King
Mamie
Eugenie Leontovich
Anna Selanova
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Raoul Walsh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The World in His Arms is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
