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Down to the Sea in Ships

1949·2h ·Approved
DramaAdventureFamilyAction
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
1,247 votes

Whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling trip to teach him core life values while First Mate Dan Lunceford is tasked with tutoring Jed.

Down to the Sea in Ships is a 1949 drama adventure movie directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Lionel Barrymore, Dean Stockwell, Richard Widmark. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 1,247 votes and runs 2h .

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Director
Henry Hathaway
Stars
Lionel Barrymore
Dean Stockwell
Richard Widmark
Cecil Kellaway
Details
1949-04-11
120 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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