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Down to the Sea in Ships is a american film of genre Drama directed by Henry Hathaway released in USA on 15 february 1949 with Richard Widmark

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

Down to the Sea in Ships
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Released in USA 15 february 1949
Length 2h
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Action,    Adventure
Rating73% 3.688573.688573.688573.688573.68857

Down to the Sea in Ships is a 1949 seafaring drama directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Richard Widmark and Lionel Barrymore. The supporting cast includes Dean Stockwell, Cecil Kellaway, Gene Lockhart, and John McIntire. This was a remake of the Down to the Sea in Ships (1922 film) silent film version, directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Marguerite Courtot, Raymond McKee and Clara Bow.

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Whaling ship captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) takes his grandson Jed (Dean Stockwell) on a whaling expedition in order to teach the young boy real life values such as honesty, courage, wisdom, fairness and hard work.

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