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Down to the Sea in Ships
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A young boy grows up in a New England whaling port, dreaming of the day he can join his grandfather and the other men on a whaling voyage. He finally gets his chance and signs on for a long and perilous journey. The story captures the harsh, thrilling, and often brutal life aboard a whaling ship, as the boy learns the trade from hardened seamen and confronts the mighty whales themselves.
Details
- Director
- Henry Hathaway
- Writers
- John Lee Mahin, Sy Bartlett
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 15 February 1949
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- NR
- Box office
- $1.6M
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