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The Yankee Clipper

192788 minUnited States
Adventure
Video edition
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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs
86:40
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Synopsis

American and British shipbuilders compete to control the speed and prestige of the tea trade. A young captain takes a new American vessel toward China, carrying both commercial expectations and an unexpected stowaway. Meeting the daughter of his British rival adds romance to a contest whose outcome depends on ships, crews and the hazards of the voyage.

Cast

DirectorsRupert Julian

Historical context

Rupert Julian's adventure uses nineteenth-century maritime rivalry as the framework for William Boyd's romantic lead. The competing ships make national ambition tangible through a race in which trade and public reputation are closely linked.

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