poster

Shipbuilder

Documentary

0.0

Release Date

January 1, 1985

Duration

6 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Kristjana Gunnars

Narrator

Kristjana Gunnars

Galen Wahlmeier

Tom Sukanen

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