The Seafarers (1953)
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 29 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Stars: Don Hollenbeck and Paul Hall
IMDb score:
5,1 (3.587)
Releasedate: 15 October 1953
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
The Seafarers plot
A seafarer is the collective term for anyone who works on board a watercraft or who has something to do with operating or managing a ship. This documentary takes a closer look at the benefits of joining the Seafarers International Union by focusing on what a seafarer does.
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Secretary Treasurer, SIU Atlantic & Gulf Coast District
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Metalfist
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- 12407 messages
- 3964 votes
Stanley Kubrick's third short film and truly the worst he's ever made. Apparently Fear & Desire, also from 1953, wouldn't be much better but I can't imagine it being that much worse than this. Kubrick again uses his familiar documentary style from Day of the Fight and Flying Padre with the only difference that this short lasts half an hour. Way too long for a topic like this. The Seafarers is therefore a simple promotional film where you only realize thanks to the credits that it is a Kubrick. You can barely get through with that boring voice-over, only the opening monologue by Don Hollenbeck is still somewhat worth the effort.
1*
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
Well, not much cinematic to discover. This is purely a documentary shot from a commercial point of view. Technically not special except for editing some images supplemented with a monotonous narration and some old-fashioned jolly music. The subject mattered only moderately to me. No discerning hand from what would later become the great Kubrick. Little memorable. You won't miss anything if you ignore this one...
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