
The tale of an individualist proletarian in a time marked by the rise of mass political movements. In early 20th-century Italy, illiterate sailor Martin Eden seeks fame as a writer while torn between the love of a bourgeois girl and allegiance to his social class.

as Martin Eden

as Ruth Morse

as Lizzie Connolly

as Joe Smith

as Arthur Morse

as Mrs. Morse

as Mr. Morse

as Maria Silva

as Edith Olney

as Gertrude Higginbotham

as Alice Higginbotham

as Bernard Higginbotham

as Russell Brissenden

as Geraldine

as Anna Wing

as Henry Hapgood

as Cheese Face

as Jenny

as Mr. Ends

as Mr. Ford

as Teresa Silva

as Zuzu

as Young Reporter

as Willa

as Jill

as Torvald

as Paper Boy

as Maggie

as Tough Girl

as Fiddler

as Guitarist

as Policeman (uncredited)