A cruel captain makes life miserable for his crew, including a shanghaied sailor and a writer. When scurvy breaks out his son leads a mutiny and is slapped in irons. Floggings and torture abound.
February 8, 1900 in Birtley, Durham, England, UK
December 11, 1883 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
7 July 1890, Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
29 December 1889, Sioux City, Iowa, USA
20 December 1905, Brooklyn, New York, USA
April 11, 1881 in New York City, New York, USA
1 September 1873, Lancashire, England, UK
14 January 1906, New York City, New York, USA
25 May 1897, Denver, Colorado, USA
10 March 1888, Dublin, Ireland
28 August 1891, Chicago, Illinois, USA
11 January 1877, Sydney, Australia
28 October 1885, New York City, New York, USA
1 June 1900, Manhattan, New York, USA
14 May 1906, Portland, Maine, USA
20 April 1904, Oancea, Romania
November 21, 1911 in New London, Ohio, USA
1896 in England, UK
March 24, 1898 in Manila, Philippines
17 February 1910, Palisades, New Jersey, USA
7 April 1880, London, England, UK
3 September 1913, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
15 June 1899, Panola, Illinois, USA
28 September 1881, New York City, New York, USA
September 4, 1892 in Madrid, Spain
December 5, 1892 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
February 7, 1901 in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, UK
February 11, 1903 in Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
8 December 1905, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
4 May 1909, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
February 20, 2010
The ensemble drama was effective largely because of the superb acting, the salty dialogue and the strong direction that kept things authentic.

