Shanghaiing Days
The logbook of a few Icelandic trawler-men in 1947-1970. It was dangerous to go on a drinking spree in those days — the Icelandic trawlers were short of crew, so skippers went back to the old way of manning their ships. Man-hunting, or 'Shanghaiing' was the name of the game.
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Shanghaiing Days
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 3, 2007
Runtime
0h 52m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Sjanghæjað til sjós
Director
Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson
Description
The logbook of a few Icelandic trawler-men in 1947-1970. It was dangerous to go on a drinking spree in those days — the Icelandic trawlers were short of crew, so skippers went back to the old way of manning their ships. Man-hunting, or 'Shanghaiing' was the name of the game.
