DramaAdventureAction
Down to the Sea in Ships
"Thar She Blows!"
User Score18 votes
71%7.1/10
Release1949→
Runtime2H 0M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Richard Widmark
Dan Lunceford
Lionel Barrymore
Bering Joy
Dean Stockwell
Jed Joy
Cecil Kellaway
Slush Tubbs
Gene Lockhart
Andrew L. Bush
Berry Kroeger
Manchester
John McIntire
Thatch
Harry Morgan
Britton
Media12
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Director
Henry Hathaway
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Box Office
Revenue$2M
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NRKeywords
shipwhaleicebergnorth atlanticwhalingwhaling shipquakerismcabin boy19th centurynew bedford massachusettsgrandfather grandson relationship
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Countries:United States of America
Production:20th Century Fox