Movies like Shipbuilder (1985)

Name: Shipbuilder
Director: Stephen Surjik
Genre: Documentary, Short
Released: 1985-01-01
Duration: 6 Min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Kristjana Gunnars, Galen Wahlmeier, Sasha Konowal

Shipbuilder (1985)

Canada6Min

6.3 ( 10 Votes )

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.