The Mutiny of the Elsinore (novel)
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The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a novel by the American writer Jack London
first published in 1914. After death of the captain, the crew of a ship split between the two senior surviving mates. During the conflict, the narrator developes as a strong character, rather as in The Sea-Wolf
. It also includes some strong white-racist views which were part of London's complex world-view.
was made. A 1936 French adaptation Les mutinés de l'Elseneur
directed by Pierre Chenal
and a 1937 British film The Mutiny of the Elsinore
were both made in sound.
Jack London
John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
first published in 1914. After death of the captain, the crew of a ship split between the two senior surviving mates. During the conflict, the narrator developes as a strong character, rather as in The Sea-Wolf
The Sea-Wolf
The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London about a literary critic, survivor of an ocean collision who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him...
. It also includes some strong white-racist views which were part of London's complex world-view.
Adaptations
The novel has been adapted into films three times. In 1920 an American silent version The Mutiny of the ElisnoreThe Mutiny of the Elisnore (1920 film)
The Mutiny of the Elisnore is a 1920 American silent action film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Mitchell Lewis, Helen Ferguson and Noah Beery Jr.. It is an adaptation of the Jack London novel The Mutiny of the Elsinore.-Cast:...
was made. A 1936 French adaptation Les mutinés de l'Elseneur
Les mutinés de l'Elseneur
Les mutinés de l'Elseneur is a 1936 French action film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Jean Murat, Winna Winifried and André Berley. A journalist takes command of a ship after the crew mutiny against the brutal captain...
directed by Pierre Chenal
Pierre Chenal
Pierre Chenal was a French director and screenwriter who flourished in the 1930s, and was best known for film noir thrillers such as the 1937 film L’Alibi, where he worked with Erich von Stroheim and Louis Jouvet. In 1939 he made Le Dernier Tournant, the first of many film treatments of James M...
and a 1937 British film The Mutiny of the Elsinore
The Mutiny of the Elsinore (1937 film)
The Mutiny of the Elsinore is a 1937 British action film directed by Roy Lockwood and starring Lyn Harding, Jiro Soneya and Paul Lukas. Following a mutiny on a ship against a brutal captain, a writer who happens to be aboard as a passenger is asked to take over. It was an adaptation of the novel...
were both made in sound.