The Adventures of Martin Eden is a 1942 (~$14.7 million in 2023) black-and-white adventure film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor. It is based on Jack London's novel Martin Eden (1909).
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Directed by | Sidney Salkow |
Written by | W. L. River Jack London |
Produced by | Samuel Bronston B.P. Schulberg |
Starring | Glenn Ford Claire Trevor |
Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Edited by | Al Clark |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1 million[1] |
Martin Eden wants to be a writer but embarks as a sailor on a merchant ship. A storm hits the ship, which sinks. Martin escapes and decides to write about the experience.