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Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich

Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich

1958Movie⏱️ 2h 22mApproved
DocumentaryRomance
7.5
IMDB Rating
315 votes

Windjammer, the first presentation in CINEMIRACLE, is the record of a training cruise of the full-rigged S/S Christian Radich from Oslo across the Atlantic, through the Caribbean, to New York and back home again.

Director
N/A
Writers
A.J. Villiers, James L. Shute
Stars
Bjørn Amvik, Arne Andersen, Per Antonsen
Release Date
April 25, 1958
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 18
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Bjørn Amvik
as Self - Cadet #5
👤
Arne Andersen
as Self - Motorman
👤
Per Antonsen
as Self - Cadet #21
👤
Niels Arntsen
as Self - First officer
👤
Svein Aske
as Self - Cadet #23
👤
Trygve Bendiksen
as Self - Second assistant bosun
👤
Tore Bilet
as Self - Cadet #85
👤
Sigurd Borgen
as Self - Sailmaker
👤
Even Børresen
as Self - Cadet #31
👤
Boston Pops Orchestra
as Self - Orchestra

💰 Box Office

$6,757
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.77 : 1
Sound
Cinerama 7-Track
Filming Location
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Production
Cinemiracle Productions

🏷️ Keywords

trainingorchestraboston pops orchestrawillemstad curacaou.s. navy

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Don't forget the music!
by elumpe-12003-01-07

"I recall having seen this movie in Dortmund/Germany in a big cinema which seemed to have been specially prepared for the occasion. It must have been in 1959 or 1960. I really felt "seasick" at certain passages of this movie, the impact of the stereo pictures and the sound was tremendous for me. It is not just this particular memory which makes this very movie dear to me (even though I never saw it again). This very movie is the reason for my introduction to, and consequently, love for, classical music. Grieg's piano concerto, practised by one of the cadets all the way from Oslo ..."

💡 Did You Know?

The ship, the Sk/S Christian Radich, is home-ported in Oslo and still sails as of 2019. It is possible to book passage on board and in some cases take part in daily shipboard operations as part of a 'trainee' crew similar to that which was shown in the film.

📖 Synopsis

Windjammer, the first presentation in CINEMIRACLE, is the record of a training cruise of the full-rigged S/S Christian Radich from Oslo across the Atlantic, through the Caribbean, to New York and back home again.