1985    6 mShort, Documentaire
6.3
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.
Directed by Stephen Surjik

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  • Kristjana GunnarsNarrator
  • Galen WahlmeierTom Sukanen
  • Sasha KonowalLittle Girl
  • Stephen SurjikRegisseur
  • Ken MitchellSchrijver
  • Michael J.F. ScottExecutive Producer
  • Charles KonowalProducer
  • Carol WenausArt Direction / Sound Editor
  • Margaret StellickMakeup Artist
  • Norman SawchynRedacteur
  • Jean-Pierre JoutelSound
  • Marcelle NokonyMuziek
  • Greg ZuckMuziek
  • Cyndi ForcandAdministration

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