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The Seafarers

Documentary
4.5·1953·0h 29m

Stanley Kubrick’s first color film, commissioned by the Seafarers International Union to promote the benefits of union membership. Shot inside the uni...

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Cast

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Don Hollenbeck

Narrator

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Paul Hall

Secretary Treasurer, SIU Atlantic & Gulf Coast District

DIRECTOR

Stanley Kubrick

OVERVIEW

Stanley Kubrick’s first color film, commissioned by the Seafarers International Union to promote the benefits of union membership. Shot inside the union’s Atlantic and Gulf Coast District facilities, it features scenes of ships, machinery, cafeteria life, and meetings, highlighting the daily routines and camaraderie of seafarers. Thought lost for decades, the film was rediscovered in 1973 and preserved by the Library of Congress.