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The Seafarers (1953)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Documentary | Short

Overview

Members of the American Federation of Labor, the Atlantic & Gulf Coast District of the Seafarers International Union commissioned budding filmmaker and magazine photographer Stanley Kubrick to direct this half-hour documentary. The director’s first film in color, it is more of an industrial film than a documentary, it served as a promotional tool to recruit sailors to the union.

Rated NR | Length 29 minutes

Actors

Don Hollenbeck | Paul Hall

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
03/23/2017Home TheaterDVDRented6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

This was a short documentary included on the FEAR AND DESIRE disc. It was actually pretty interesting. I had no idea there was (and still is) a Seafarers International Union, which is a labor union for merchant seamen who work on ships under U.S. flag on the ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Great Lakes and waterways.

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