The Seafarers

1953 · directed by Stanley Kubrick

Rating

48/100

Hit

no

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.

The Seafarers (1953), directed by Stanley Kubrick, rates 48/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Don Hollenbeck
• Paul Hall

Crew

• Stanley Kubrick — Director of Photography
• Stanley Kubrick — Editor
• Will Chasan — Writer

More from Stanley Kubrick

1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) — 99/100 · hit
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — 95/100 · hit
3. Spartacus (1960) — 94/100 · hit
4. A Clockwork Orange (1971) — 93/100 · hit
5. Barry Lyndon (1975) — 93/100 · hit
6. Paths of Glory (1957) — 91/100 · hit

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