🎬 Documentary

Salty Dog Blues

2012 52m Dir. Alfred Santana

About this movie

The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a median age of 82, are beset with a host of life-threatening illnesses, the movie tells how they navigated issues of racism, disparities in the workplace, gender and familial relations.

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Year
2012
Runtime
52m
Genre
Documentary
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎬 Alfred Santana 👤 Melvin Van Peebles 👤 Felipe Luciano
navy 1970s racism inequality 1940s 1950s 1960s 1930s

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Salty Dog Blues has a runtime of 52m ( and 52 minutes).
Salty Dog Blues was directed by Alfred Santana and released in 2012.
Salty Dog Blues is a Documentary film (2012).
The cast of Salty Dog Blues includes Melvin Van Peebles, Felipe Luciano.

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