The Seafarers vs Tomorrow is Saturday
Tomorrow is Saturday has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.5/10 for The Seafarers). The Seafarers is the shorter watch at 29m compared with 1h 8m. The Seafarers is the older of the two (1953 against 2020). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Seafarers
Tomorrow is Saturday| The Seafarers | Tomorrow is Saturday | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1953 | 2020 |
| Length | 29m | 1h 8m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stanley Kubrick | Gillian Marsh, Gretta Ohle |
| Main cast | Don Hollenbeck, Paul Hall | Sean Hillen |
Synopsis
The Seafarers
Stanley Kubrick’s first color film, commissioned by the Seafarers International Union to promote the benefits of union membership. Shot inside the union’s Atlantic and Gulf Coast District facilities, it features scenes of ships, machinery, cafeteria life, and meetings, highlighting the daily routines and camaraderie of seafarers. Thought lost for decades, the film was rediscovered in 1973 and preserved by the Library of Congress.
Tomorrow is Saturday
With a 50-year career north and south of the border, Newry-born artist Seán Hillen wears many hats; collagist, photomontage artist, inventor, polymath, conspiracy theorist, documentary photographer and sculptor. He has exhibited widely in museums and art galleries. But despite all this, Seán Hillen is the most heavily censored artist to come out of Britain or Ireland. Tomorrow is Saturday is a revealing documentary exploring the historical and…
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