White Squall

White Squall (1996) Director: Ridley Scott. Cast: Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, Jeremy Sisto, Ryan Philippe.

This powerful, fact-based drama about the young men on board The Albatross, a school ship that cruises the Caribbean under a stern skipper (Jeff Bridges) circa 1960, features a frighteningly realistic storm scene that was created using the wind, wave and rain machines at Mediterranean Film Studios (MFS).

Malta Movie Trivia: Ridley Scott was so pleased with the facilities at MFS that he originally planned to build the Gladiator Colossuem in the studios’ deep water tank (when it was empty!). But a scheduling clash with U-571 obliged him to find another location – just a few hundred metres along the coast at Fort Ricasoli.