Two Years Before the Mast
Nov 22, 1946 | IMDB 6.2
98 min Watch NowAdventure, Drama
In 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).
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Sea Spoilers
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
King Kong
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Murder Ahoy
Shrek the Third
The Blood Ship
Cutthroat Island
Russian Dolls
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Voyager
How to Train Your Dragon
The Legend of 1900
Wild Orchids
And the Ship Sails On
Golden Door
Appointment with Death
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IMDB 4.5 | Sep , 1936
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IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1983
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IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2006
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IMDB 6.1 | Apr , 1988
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