Down to the Sea in Ships
Year: 1949
Runtime: 120 mins
Language: English
Director: Henry Hathaway
Set during a late‑19th‑century whaling expedition, aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and his ambitious new first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark), clash over how to educate the captain’s underperforming grandson, a dispute that tests their authority and the crew’s morale amid the harsh sea.
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