The Seafarers

Name: The Seafarers
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1953-10-15
Duration: 29 min
Cast: Paul Hall, Don Hollenbeck

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Release Date

10/15/1953

Runtime

29 mins

Genres

Documentary

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.

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Released

Original Language

English

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A brisk union promotional film that celebrates the dignity and adventure of seafaring life through vivid color cinematography and straightforward advocacy. It's a fascinating time capsule of mid-century labor optimism wrapped in Kubrick's emerging visual sensibility.