Film · 1985 · Documentary
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?
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.
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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.
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Shipbuilder (1985) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 6m documentary directed by Stephen Surjik is rated 0.0/10 by — viewers.
Shipbuilder was released on January 1, 1985.
Shipbuilder was directed by Stephen Surjik.
Shipbuilder has a runtime of 6 minutes.
Shipbuilder is categorized as Documentary.
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