The Long Voyage Home (1940) Watch Online Trailer

The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.



The Long Voyage Home (1940)
Released: 11 Nov 1940
Runtime: 105 min
Rated: APPROVED
Director: John Ford
Writer(s): Eugene O'Neill (based on: four sea plays by), Dudley Nichols (adapted for the screen by)
Actors: John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter, Barry Fitzgerald
Awards: Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.
IMDB Ratings: 7.1



Plot: Aboard the freighter Glencairn, the lives of the crew are lived out in fear, loneliness, suspicion and cameraderie. The men smuggle drink and women aboard, fight with each other, spy on each other, comfort each other as death approaches, and rescue each other from danger.