The Seafarers

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The Seafarers
Directed by	Stanley Kubrick
Produced by	Stanley Kubrick
Written by	Will Chasen
Starring	Don Hollenbeck (Narrator)
Release date(s)	1953
Running time	30 min.
Language	English
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The Seafarers is Stanley Kubrick's third film, a short for the Seafarers International Union, directed in June of 1953.

There are shots of ships, machinery, a canteen, and a union meeting. The film was shot in color, and was supervised by the staff of The Seafarers Log, the union magazine.

For the cafeteria scene in the film, Kubrick chose a long, sideways-shooting dolly shot to establish the life of the seafarer's community; this shot is an early demonstration of a signature technique that Kubrick would use in his feature films.

[edit] External links

• The Seafarers at the Internet Movie Database

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