Overview
Created from footage captured during the filming of the PBS series Carrier, explores the struggle waged by three men in various stages of fatherhood to serve their country while living and working in the harsh environment of an aircraft carrier, and constantly thinking of the loved ones they left behind.
More films
Flying Padre (1951)
Documentary · APPROVED
Stanley Kubrick’s short documentary about Father Fred Stadtmueller, a Catholic priest serving a vast 4,000-square-mile parish in rural New Mexico. To reach his scattered congregation, he pilots his own Piper Cub aircraft, the Spirit of St. Joseph. Over two days, Kubrick follows the “flying padre” as he conducts Mass, mediates between q...
- Runtime
- 9m
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Cast
- Bob Hite, Fred Stadmueller
Reef of Riches (2009)
Documentary
The Indonesian archipelago in the Indo-Pacific Ocean comprises thousands of islands, atolls and the largest concentration of coral reefs in the world. This rich and varied environment is a product of a unique set of natural circumstances.
- Runtime
- 50m
- Director
- Mark Ferns
- Cast
- Peter Hayden
Valparaiso (1964)
Documentary · N/A
In 1962 Joris Ivens was invited to Chile for teaching and filmmaking. Together with students he made …A Valparaíso, one of his most poetic films. Contrasting the prestigious history of the seaport with the present the film sketches a portrait of the city, built on 42 hills, with its wealth and poverty, its daily life on the streets, th...
- Runtime
- 27m
- Director
- Joris Ivens
- Cast
- Roger Pigaut
Winning Your Wings (1942)
Documentary · History · War · APPROVED
Winning Your Wings is a 1942 short American World War II recruitment film produced by Warner Bros. Studios for the US Army Air Forces, starring Jimmy Stewart. It was aimed at young men who were thinking about joining the Air Force.
- Runtime
- 18m
- Director
- John Huston, Owen Crump
- Cast
- James Stewart, Jean Ames, Leah Baird
Marines in the Making (1942)
Documentary · Approved
This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.
- Runtime
- 9m
- Director
- Herbert Polesie
- Cast
- Pete Smith, Charles Horvath
Comments
Talk about the film with other members