Salty Dog Blues

Salty Dog Blues

1/1/2012 0h 52m 0.0/10

Overview

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.

Director

Alfred Santana

Top Billed Cast

Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

Self (Interviewee)

Felipe Luciano

Felipe Luciano

Narrator

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