Academy Award–winning actor Gene Hackman spins a cinematic tale of pirates shipwrecks and sea adventure. Co-written with Daniel Lenihan one of America''s leading authorities on shipwrecks and diving Wake of the Perdido Star is a moving story of a young boy''s coming of age on the high seas full of authentic nautical and historical detail. A 19th-century sea adventure in the spirit of Patrick O''Brian Wake of the Perdido Star is a captivating tale about friendship justice and survival.