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.
Martin Eden
Ruth Morse
Lizzie Connolly
Joe Smith
Arthur Morse
Mrs. Morse
Mr. Morse
Maria Silva
Edith Olney
Gertrude Higginbotham
Alice Higginbotham
Bernard Higginbotham
Russell Brissenden
Geraldine
Anna Wing
Henry Hapgood
Cheese Face
Jenny
Mr. Ends
Mr. Ford
Teresa Silva
Zuzu
Young Reporter
Willa
Jill
Torvald
Paper Boy
Maggie
Tough Girl
Fiddler
Guitarist
Policeman (uncredited)
