- HD 1080
- Runtime: 120m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Henry Hathaway
- Stars: Richard Widmark, Lionel Barrymore, Dean Stockwell, Cecil Kellaway, Gene Lockhart
- keywords: ship, whale, iceberg, north atlantic, whaling, whaling ship, quakerism, cabin boy, 19th century, new bedford massachusetts, grandfather grandson relationship
- Production_studio: 20th Century Fox
- Slogan: Thar She Blows!
- The Down to the Sea in Ships is featured in the top rankings of 1949
- #3 in Top Adventure Movies of 1949
- #33 in Top Drama Movies of 1949
- #2 in Top Action Movies of 1949
During a whaling expedition in the late 1800's, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and his new first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark) engage in a battle of wills concerning the education of the captain's struggling grandson.
