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Two Years Before the Mast
A cruel captain makes life miserable for his crew, including a shanghaied sailor and a writer. When scurvy breaks out his son leads a mutiny and is slapped in irons. Floggings and torture abound.
September 4, 1892 in Madrid, Spain
4 August 1904, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA
27 March 1885, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
28 September 1881, New York City, New York, USA
18 February 1902, Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA
March 24, 1898 in Manila, Philippines
November 21, 1911 in New London, Ohio, USA
14 May 1906, Portland, Maine, USA
1 November 1904, Antwerp, Belgium
8 December 1905, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
February 20, 2010
The ensemble drama was effective largely because of the superb acting, the salty dialogue and the strong direction that kept things authentic.
