The Seafarers

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.

Cast

Don Hollenbeck

Narrator

Paul Hall

Secretary Treasurer, SIU Atlantic & Gulf Coast District

Crew

Lester Cooper

Producer

Alexander Pietrzak

Executive Producer

Stanley Kubrick

Director

Stanley Kubrick

Director of Photography

Will Chasan

Writer

Stanley Kubrick

Sound

Stanley Kubrick

Editor

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The Seafarers [1953]