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The Long Voyage Home (1940)

"The Love of Women in Their Eyes... The Salt of the Sea in Their Blood!"

6.6/10 1h 45m Nov 16, 1940
Drama War

The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Long Voyage Home
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 3.3

Cast

John Wayne
John Wayne
Ole Olsen
Popularity: 1.8
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
Driscoll
Popularity: 4.5
Ian Hunter
Ian Hunter
Smitty
Popularity: 0.5
Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzgerald
Cocky
Popularity: 2.0
Wilfrid Lawson
Wilfrid Lawson
Captain
Popularity: 0.8
John Qualen
John Qualen
Axel
Popularity: 3.4
Mildred Natwick
Mildred Natwick
Freda
Popularity: 1.6
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Yank
Popularity: 2.2
Arthur Shields
Arthur Shields
Donkeyman
Popularity: 1.5
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
Davis
Popularity: 0.6
Rafaela Ottiano
Rafaela Ottiano
Bella
Popularity: 0.4
Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick
Johnny
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director John Ford
Screenplay Dudley Nichols
Producer Walter Wanger, John Ford
Editor Sherman Todd

Production

United Artists
US
Walter Wanger Productions
US
Argosy Productions Corporation

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Keywords

combat machine gun freighter

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jan 15, 2025

John Wayne takes on the mantle of a Swedish sailor embarked on a freighter carrying a cargo of high explosives from the USA to the UK at that start of WWII. His "Olsen" character is maybe the most stable of the crew aboard the vessel as at least he has an home and an elderly mother to go home to. Ju ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 16, 1940
Runtime 1h 45m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 3.3
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