Shipbuilder

Name: Shipbuilder
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1985-01-01

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?

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1985

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Documentary

Overview

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.

Release Date

January 1, 1985

Production

ONF | NFB

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Cast

3 people

Kristjana Gunnars

Narrator

Acting

Galen Wahlmeier

Tom Sukanen

Acting

Sasha Konowal

Little Girl

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Shipbuilder

Overview

Release Date

Production

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