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Ulysses tells Toni and "Uncle"
Caragol that he is giving up his ship and the sea for the sake
of his son. |
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Ulysses' wife, Doña
Cinta, is overjoyed that he is giving up the sea. However, Toni
will arrive shortly with news that war has broken out making
it possible for anyone with a freighter to get rich. Ulysses
returns to the sea. |
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Ulysses meets Freya and Dr. Fedelmann
for the first time while on holiday in Pompeii. |
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Ulysses sees the goddess of the
sea, Amphitrite, in Freya and falls in love with her, neglecting
his home and his ship. |
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Because of his love for Freya,
Ulysses is convinced to help the Germans. However, when he realizes
he is helping a U-boat refuel, he becomes concerned about his
decision. Count Kaledine introduces him to the grinning U-boat
captain. |
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Esteban searches in vain
for his father. |
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Ulysses hears a survivor
tell how his son, Esteban, was killed in a U-boat attack on a
passenger ship. |
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Freya knows she has been
betrayed by Dr. Fedelmann to the French and begs Ulysses to take
her away. Ulysses, however blames her for his son's death and
reluctantly tears himself away. |
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Ulysses exposes Kaledine
as a spy shouting, "You killed my son!" |
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Freya prepares to be executed. |
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Ulysses turns his ship over
to the service of the French. On their first voyage, they are
sunk by the same U-boat that killed his son. However, before
his ship goes down, Ulysses blasts the U-boat. |
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In a beautiful final scene,
Ulysses goes to his watery grave, but as he sinks into the deep,
he falls into the arms of Freya/Amphitrite. |
