Down to the Sea in Ships

Down to the Sea in Ships

1949 · 120 min · EN · NR · 7.2 (20 votes)
Dir. Henry Hathaway · Starring Richard Widmark, Lionel Barrymore, Dean Stockwell, Cecil Kellaway, Gene Lockhart, Berry Kroeger · Music Alfred Newman

“Thar She Blows!”

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During a whaling expedition in the late 1800's, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and his new first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark) engage in a battle of wills concerning the education of the captain's struggling grandson.

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