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Two Years Before the Mast
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6.5In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ships. He embarks upon a long, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy).
Released: 1946-11-2298 minDir: John FarrowAdventure, Drama
Cast
- Alan Ladd as Charles Stewart
- Brian Donlevy as Richard Henry Dana
- William Bendix as First Mate Amazeen
- Barry Fitzgerald as Terence O'Feenaghty
- Howard Da Silva as Captain Francis A. Thompson
- Esther Fernández as Maria Dominguez
Themes
- ship
- sea voyage
- shanghaied
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- seamanship
- Director
- John Farrow
- Screenwriter
- Seton I. Miller
- Composer
- Victor Young
- Producer
- Seton I. Miller
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Laszlo
- Narrative location
- Boston
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 265016
- Image
- Brian-Donlevy-Esther-Fernandez-Alan-Ladd-Two-Years-Before-the-Mast.jpg
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- publication date
- 1946-01-01
- title
- Two Years Before the Mast
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Commons category
- Two Years Before the Mast
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