Film · Documentary
The Seafarers (1953)
★ 4.5 · 104 votes29 minDocumentary1953
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.
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Writers
- Will Chasan
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- October 15, 1953
Cast
- Don HollenbeckNarrator
- Paul HallSecretary Treasurer, SIU Atlantic & Gulf Coast District
