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The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
Actors: John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald
Director: John Ford
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Military & War
NR     2006     1hr 45min

The merchant ship Glencairn rolls and shivers in the black North Atlantic. On board, her anxious crewmen search the sky for German planes. And hope they'll survive The Long Voyage Home. Director John Ford and screenwriter ...  more »

     
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Actors: John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald
Director: John Ford
Creators: Gregg Toland, John Ford, Sherman Todd, Walter Wanger, Dudley Nichols, Eugene O'Neill
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Military & War
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Classics, Military & War
Studio: Warner Home Video
Format: DVD - Full Screen - Closed-captioned,Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 06/06/2006
Original Release Date: 11/11/1940
Theatrical Release Date: 11/11/1940
Release Year: 2006
Run Time: 1hr 45min
Screens: Full Screen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 7
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
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Movie Reviews

Haunting Musical Score
Melvyn R. Windham | Acworth, GA USA | 03/10/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)

"If this is the movie I think it is (in how many movies did Johh Wayne have a Swedish accent?), it wasn't but a few years ago when I got a chance to see it from beginning to end as an adult. When I think of this movie, there is one scene that stands out from all the rest; and it is the haunting musical score that caused this. The scene, as I said, is quite simple. We see nothing but the ship itself leaving a dock in the harbor at night. And then the music - "Those Harbor Lights" - begins in what strikes me as a bitter-sweet tone - building gradually during its short duration in such a fashion that it left me feeling almost empty, desperate, hopeless, helpless - for want of better adjectives. I had heard that tune many times over the years - but never as so hauntingly and piercingly as it was performed in that movie - and without words, too! It turned out to be one of those tunes that - once it entered my head - would bounce around and around - taking me days to finally purge it from my system. Not too many movie scenes have affected me this way. I highly recommend this movie for this scene alone. To me it is a different type of John Ford movie, but with top-notch acting, including Thomas Mitchell, Barry Fitzgerald, Barry's brother Arthur Shields, and John Wayne (and with a Swedish accent in the bargain!). A real joy to watch.Enjoy!"
The Tense Life on a Merchant Ship during war
Larry W. Mayes | Lewiston, Maine USA | 09/07/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Although a slow paced movie, there is an underlying tension as everyday life of merchant sailors as they labor and die to deliver crucial supplies as war rages far away or is it just over the horizon. From one scene to another, the dreams and fears of crew members are exposed. Many of the crew show their emotions as tension peaks and wanes. These are men here who would rather be somewhere else or who don't know any other life or who have hidden from the reality of their lives on a ship that is sailing in waters where U-Boats could be sighted at any moment. The Kreigsmarine is looking for you as the Nazi's have declared an open season on you and other Allied shipping. Will the next ship torpedoed and sent to the bottom be one of those others or will it be you? Enjoy the sound track as it has some wonderful music that you might otherwise miss. It is a gem of a movie you will be able to appreciate, if you just take the time."
Fantastic Voyage
Larry W. Mayes | 05/05/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Wonderful work by John Ford and his team, who stitched together some Eugene O'Neill playlets about the merchant marine into the only film of his own work the writer could stand to watch. The real star here is Thomas Mitchell, the Duke is just a supporting player, and Mitchell gives the best performance of his great career. The moment in which Mitchell realizes that he is delving into a fellow shipmate's sad private life under the mistaken impression that the man is a spy has rarely been equalled in the American movies for emotional power. The film doesn't get mentioned enough in the litany of Ford's great movies but he never surpassed it, in my view."
GRIM, POWERFUL SAGA OF MERCHANT SEAMEN
scotsladdie | 05/23/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Based on four of Eugene O'Neill's one-act plays, director John Ford presents a magnificent portrayal of humanity at sea and its struggle to not only survive but remain civilized during the early stages of WWI. Wayne was cast as a young Swedish sailor, and Ford insisted that he employed an accent which Wayne resisted fearing he would appear comical. The resulting performance is one of Wayne's best: very reserved and effective as Ole Olsen, who's essentially a simple man. Mitchell is wonderful as the old salt, and Hunter is moving as the tortured seaman who has ruined his life on land. This was playwright O'Neill's favourite film and he wore out a print of the film Ford gave from watching it over and over!"