The Windjammer

The Windjammer

1930 · 75 min · ★ 10.0 · Adventure

Adapted from the book By Way of Cape Horn by A.J Villiers, Windjammer is a beautifully-filmed record of the last journey of the Grace Harwar, a full-rigged Windjammer sailing from Australia to England via Cape Horn.

Directed by J.O.C. Orton · Written by A.J. Villiers

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