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John Ford distills a quartet of plays from the early career of Eugene O'Neill--BOUND EAST FOR CARDIFF, THE LONG VOYAGE HOME, THE ZONE, and THE MOON OF THE CARIBEES--into a stark, fatalistic group portrait of lonely seafaring men. During World War II, the crew of the tramp steamer Glencairn enjoys a final night of carousing in the West Indies before shipping out to pick up a load of dynamite in Baltimore. Among them are the young, good-natured Ole Olsen (John Wayne), saving his pay to buy a small farm in his native Sweden; paternal Irishman Driscoll (Thomas Mitchell); and tortured English aristocrat Smitty (Ian Hunter). After stowing the explosives in Baltimore, the crew is on edge, fearful that rough seas might detonate their volatile cargo. They're also concerned about the increasingly isolated Smitty, who they believe may be signaling the Nazis. The favorite film of the playwright O'Neill, who ran it repeatedly, and certainly among the director's best, THE LONG VOYAGE HOME was made under a deal with 20th Century Fox that allowed Ford to make one nonstudio film per year. While both Ford and the ensemble cast turn in magnificent work, the most notable contribution to the film is made by legendary cinematographer Gregg Toland, who asked the director if he could experiment with a new type of deep-focus photography. Ford agreed, and the film's astounding low-key, high-contrast, deep-focus compositions--which Toland would next use in CITIZEN KANE--make this film a companion to Orson Welles's masterpiece as one of the most sublimely photographed in the medium's history.Product Identifiers
UPC0012569756410
eBay Product ID (ePID)52768408
Product Key Features
ActorJohn Wayne, Thomas Mitchell
RatingNR
Movie/TV TitleLong Voyage Home
DirectorSean Aloysius O'feeney, John Ford
FormatDVD
Release Year2006
GenreDrama
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Leading RoleJohn Wayne, Thomas Mitchell
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20060606
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- 18 Apr, 2018
A scary view of life on the open seas and the poor desperate men that lived on that ship!
All of the characters in this movie are poor lonely men on a ship that went through hellish storms frequently while out on the open seas. Once in a while they would stop ashore for a short while and get drunk and have some fun, but after that it was back to the same monotonous life. The only thing that kept them from going crazy was the comradery with their rough hewn buddies. The performances of John Wayne and the other actors is very good and compelling. This movie is a bit of a downer, but after all, it is about a sad minotanous existence where danger is never far away. The ocean can always kill you with huge waves if you're time is up!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Mar, 2017
The Long Voyage Home DVD Movie
This movie is not easy to find on DVD. It was so great to find it and purchase it on eBay. It is a great movie that includes many great and famous actors. For me, it's been well worth owning and watching Thanks for offering it , eBay.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Jul, 2020
John Ford directed. John Wayne is terrific in a small role.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Aug, 2025
good quality / dark movie...
good quality / dark movieVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Jun, 2016
I love it since I was kid
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- 06 Dec, 2018
A Classic
Good old John Ford directed movie. Great cast.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Jun, 2023
Wayne-Ford Magic
Another great film from John Ford.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Aug, 2021
Classic 1930's movie.
Classic 1930's movie.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Oct, 2022
old John Wayne movie
good movieVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Jun, 2021
good flick to bad it didnt play
played only 15 min. then that was it nomoreVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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