| Edition |
Standard version. |
| Description |
1 DVD (28 min. 45 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, monaural. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Don Hollenbeck. |
| Credits |
Photography, StanleyKubrick ; technical assistance, staff of the Seafarers Log. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture by the Dept. of Education of the AFL-CIO in 1953; copyright by Indian Relay Films, LLC. |
| Summary |
"In 1951, a twenty-three year old New Yorker, Stanley Kubrick, began his film career by directing and filming the black and white RKO newsreels Day of the Flight and The Flying Padre. These short films brought the aspiring director little notoriety, but they proved essential to developing his technique and securing financing his first feature length film, the ill-fated Fear and Desire in 1953. The same year, Kubrick was commissioned by the Seafarers International Union to film a documentary extolling the benefits of membership of the Seafarers Union. The film marked his first exploration into color cinematography. Kubrick provided his own sound and camera equipment and marshaled the Seafarers Log editorial staff as his crew. The film's design was to showcase the Seafarers Union service to its members and to recruit young men into a life at sea by explaining the benefits and job security of being part of a union. In the decades that followed, aspiring directors would hone their technique in specialized film schools, but for the young Kubrick, the short documentaries he made were his film school."--Container. |
| Note |
Bonus features include: A conversation about Stanley Kubrick featuring filmmakers Roger Avary and Keith Gordon; An exclusive interview with Katharina Kubrick about her father's art, Kubrick's filmography. |
| Subject |
Seafarers' International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District.
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Seafarers' International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District. |
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Merchant mariners -- Labor unions -- North America.
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Merchant mariners -- Labor unions. |
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North America. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Promotional films.
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Promotional films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Short films.
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Short films.
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Short films -- United States.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Kubrick, Stanley, director.
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Hollenbeck, Don, narrator.
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Cooper, Lester, producer.
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Chasan, Will, screenwriter.
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Seafarers' International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District.
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AFL-CIO. Department of Education.
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Indian Relay Films (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Stanley Kubrick's The seafarers |
| Standard No. |
827166137827 |
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