The World in His Arms
Oct 09 1952
•2h 44m
•Adventure, Romance
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
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Gregory Peck
Captain Jonathan Clark
Ann Blyth
Countess Marina Selanova
Anthony Quinn
Portugee
John McIntire
Deacon Greathouse
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