Gallery of 16 movie poster and cover images for the long voyage home 1940. Watch the long voyage home starring john wayne in this drama on directv. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. It premiered on november 2 at the playwrights theatre in new york. Watch the long voyage home online stream full movie. Among john fords finest films, the long voyage home is notable chiefly for the work of the great cinematographer gregg toland. The long voyage home 2005 in the early day of world war ii, the crew of english cargo ship the ss glencairn including swede olsen john wayne, englishman smitty ian hunter, american yank. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the orig. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Le film the long voyage home 1940 vostfr film complet. Merchant seamen on a tramp freighter drink, dodge uboats and rescue a shanghaied swede in wwii. Less a plotdriven movie than a meandering look at the nomadic men who make their lives on. The crew of the merchant ship glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during world war ii. Its not the most focused and sustained movie, but the solid acting and elegant direction elevate this to another level.
On the long voyage home from the west indies to baltimore and then to england, the british tramp steamer the glencairn takes aboard a cargo of munitions, a circumstance which turns the natural complaining of the crew into a case of genuine fear. Independently produced by walter wanger, john fords soulful, heartbreaking film is based on four eugene oneill oneacts about life at sea the playwright. It tells the story of a merchant ship on the high seas during world war ii. Watch the long voyage home now on your favorite device. The ss glencairn is a british cargo ship in port in the west indies in the spring of 1940. Adapted from four oneact plays by oneill, fords tribute to the plight of plucky seamen aboard a british freighter as wwii begins. This clip is from the 1940 john ford film the long voyage home, based on a eugene oneill play about seagoing sailors. The long voyage home whats it about at the start of world war ii, simple swedish seaman ole olsen wayne finds himself on a merchant ship surrounded by a nervous crew, and for good reason. Synopsis by michael costello john ford welded four of eugene oneills oneact plays about the sea, bound east for cardiff, the long voyage home, the zone, and moon of the caribees, into this melancholy film about wayfaring seamen, changing the setting from the turn of the century to wwii. The long voyage home 1940 john wayne message board. John wayne in the long voyage home 1940 arthur shields in the long voyage home. Have a little faith 1994 the long voyage home 1995 organic 1996. It features john wayne, thomas mitchell, ian hunter, barry fitzgerald, wilfrid lawson, john qualen, mildred natwick, ward bond, among others.
It starred john wayne, but curiously he actually has a very small part in. The first to appear in print was the long voyage home in the october 1917 issue of the smart set. The long voyage home is een amerikaanse oorlogsfilm uit 1940 onder regie van john ford. Eugene oneills fortunes began to change when the literary magazine the smart set, edited by george jean nathan and h. Featured in the complete citizen kane 1991 see more. The long voyage home 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The long voyage home is a 1940 film directed by john ford, starring john wayne, thomas mitchell, and ian hunter. The man who did the stitching together of oneills work about the crew of the s. The director admired toland so much that he allowed him a free hand behind the camera, and the cameraman used the film to try out new lenses that would allow for greater depth of focus, lenses that he would also use on his next film, the historic citizen kane 1941. Loosely based on four eugene oneill one act plays, the film comprises a number of incidents rather than a single strong story line theres nothing wrong with not having a strong story, but the long voyage home always seems uncertain what it is doing. Cast and crew credits for the long voyage home, 1940, directed by john ford, with john wayne, thomas mitchell, ian hunter, at turner classic movies. The long voyage home 1940 is an american drama film directed by john ford. The long voyage home by john ford john ford, john wayne.
But pobodys nerfect, and flicks ltd nor any advertiser accepts liability for information that may be inaccurate. The long voyage home is a compilation film of four one act plays by eugene oneill who some will argue is americas greatest dramatist. From one of americas greatest playwrights, 4 of his finest short plays. The song harbor lights used as background music in this film, was a major record hit. The long voyage home and other plays by eugene oneill. Cinefiles is an online database of bampfas extensive collection of documentation. See the full list of the long voyage home cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Listen free to joe cocker the long voyage home with a little help from my friends, ill cry instead and more. Until i had a chance to see john fords film i saw it first about 20 years ago, and have seen it some half dozen times since, i never saw a production of the plays. John fords epic of savage emotions the crew of the merchant ship glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during world war ii. They released the long voyage home on bluray both in spain last year, asin b01m24bh3z and in france 2015, asin b012e9vflc.
The men complain about lack of shore leave, but they soon find out that they will have to carry a cargo of ammunition from baltimore to. The powers and fascinations of director john ford and playwright eugene oneill are happily met in this 1940. Mencken, published the long voyage home in their october 1917 issue. The long voyage home 1940 movie posters cinematerial. The long voyage home times favorite theater button overview.
The long voyage home featuring john wayne and thomas mitchell is streaming via tv. Another film in which much of the action takes place at seaas smitty,a tormented englishmen. It stars john wayne, thomas mitchell and ian hunter. John ford welded four of eugene oneills oneact plays about the sea, bound east for cardiff, the long voyage home, the zone, and moon of the caribees, into this melancholy film about wayfaring seamen, changing the setting from the turn of the century to wwii. Hed received his first substantial pay from writing when in june of that year the magazine, the seven arts, bought his short story titled tomorrow for. Eugene oneills the long voyage home, eine lange reise.
The long voyage home is a 1940 drama film that follows the story of the crew aboard the ss glencaim, a british cargo ship carrying explosives. John wayne long voyage home 1940 video dailymotion. Critic bosley crowther, film critic for the new york times, liked the screenplay, the message of the film, and john fords direction, and wrote, john ford has truly fashioned a modern odysseya stark and toughfibered motion picture which tells with lean economy the neverending story of mans wanderings over the waters of the world in. The long voyage home is a 1940 american drama film directed by john ford. Long voyage home film and video adaptations, sailors drama. Marion county historical society recommended for you. Written between 19 and 1917 and filled with moody, intense and fascinating characters entrapped by larger forces, they include bound east for cardiff, in the zone, the long voyage home and the moon of the caribbees. In the early day of world war ii, the crew of english cargo ship the ss glencairn including swede olsen john wayne, englishman smitty ian hunter, american yank ward bond, and irishmen driscoll thomas mitchell and cocky barry. European home video rights to this title are held by studiocanal. The long voyage home new york film festival john ford s heartbreaking adaptation of four oneill short plays is a blackandwhite tone poem on the loneliness of life at sea and the longing for home. One of the finest of all the movies that deal with life at sea, and one of the most successful of all attempts to put eugene oneill on film. It has not yet been released on dvd or bluray disc by the criterion collection, but is available for streaming on filmstruck as of july, 2018. Le film the long voyage home 1940 vostfr admin 20170622t00. Director john ford and screenwriter dudley nichols adapted four eugene oneill oneacts into this compelling, lyrical look at men at sea that oneill considered his favorite of all his filmed works.
Glencairn is dudley nichols and presiding over it all is the direction of john ford. This was oneills favorite of the films based on his work, and he watched it often enough to eventually wear out his print. Those fears are realized when a heavy gale tests the mettle of the ship and in the storm, mountainous waves hurtle the sailor yank to the seething. Ned scott saved a number of items from the movie production along with some of his favorite photographs. The long voyage home john wayne thomas mitchell ian hunter 1940 merchant seamen thomas mitchell, ian hunter on a tramp freighter drink, dodge uboats and rescue a shanghaied swede john wayne in the early days o. Ford is usually someone who really puts an individual stamp on one of his movies. It also features barry fitzgerald, wilfrid lawson, john qualen, mildred natwick, and ward bond, among others. These oneact plays were gathered together, adapted for the screen by dudley nichols and released as the long voyage home. The long voyage home 1940 watch on shout factory tv, the. The long voyage home 1940 approved 1h 45min drama, war 22 november 1940 usa in 1940, the motley crew of the british tramp steamer ss glencairn prepares the ship for its perilous voyage from the west indies to baltimore and then to england. Critically acclaimed as the best film adaptation of one of eugene oneills classics, the walter wanger produced and john ford directed movie the long voyage home stands as one of hollywoods best dramatic creations.
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