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Shipbuilder (1985)
“What would drive a man to spend 10 years of his life building a ship in the middle of the prairie 17 miles (27 km) from the nearest body of water?”
This film recreates the true story of Tom Sukanen, an eccentric Finnish immigrant who homesteaded in Saskatchewan in the 1920s and 1930s. Sukanen spent ten years building and moving overland a huge iron ship that was to carry him back to his native Finland. The ship never reached water.
Shipbuilder is a 1985 movie. Genres: Documentary. Directed by Stephen Surjik. Main cast: Kristjana Gunnars, Galen Wahlmeier, Sasha Konowal. Runtime: 6 minutes.
Release dateJanuary 1, 1985
Runtime0 h 6 min
DirectorStephen Surjik
ScreenplayKen Mitchell
Original languageEN
IMDbtt3623364
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Keywords
CanadaEccentric manFarmingImmigrantMental illnessPrairiesSaskatchewanTransporting boat
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