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Return from the Sea (1954)

Return from the Sea poster
Directed by
Lesley Selander
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sailor returns to civilian life after serving at sea for years. He struggles to find a place for himself on land and reconnect with the people he left behind.

melancholicearnestplainspokenslow-burnblue-collarsentimentalunderstatedquietly intense

What happens

Return from the Sea is a 1954 American drama film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Jan Sterling, Neville Brand and John Doucette. It was based on a novelette No Home of His Own by Jacland Marmur that appeared in Saturday Evening Post in 1952. Filming took place in San Diego and on the USS Maddox (DD-731). The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton. It was distributed by Allied Artists Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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