Shipbuilder
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?
1985 | 6m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Stephen Surjik |
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| Writer: | Ken Mitchell |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1985 |
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| Director: | Stephen Surjik |
| Writer: | Ken Mitchell |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | canada, immigrant, mental illness, farming, saskatchewan, prairies, eccentric man, transporting boat |
| Production Companies | ONF | NFB |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Kristjana Gunnars | Narrator |
| Galen Wahlmeier | Tom Sukanen |
| Sasha Konowal | Little Girl |
| Name | Job |
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| Ken Mitchell | Writer |
| Marcelle Nokony | Music |
| Greg Zuck | Music |
| Charles Konowal | Cinematography |
| Norman Sawchyn | Editor |
| Carol Wenaus | Sound Editor, Art Direction |
| Margaret Stellick | Props, Wardrobe Master, Makeup Artist |
| Peter La Rocque | Gaffer |
| Alan Ramsay | Assistant Camera |
| Cyndi Forcand | Administration |
| Howard Gelmich | Production Controller |
| Jean-Pierre Joutel | Sound |
| Stephen Surjik | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Charles Konowal | Producer |
| Michael J.F. Scott | Executive Producer |
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