Windjammer (1958 film)

Windjammer
Directed byBill Colleran
Louis De Rochemont III
Written byJames L. Shute
Produced byLouis de Rochemont
Narrated byErik Bye
CinematographyJoseph C. Brun
Gayne Rescher
Edited byPeter Ratkevich
Music byMorton Gould
Production
company
Cinemiracle Productions
Distributed byNational Theatres
Release dates
  • April 7, 1958 (1958-04-07) (Oslo)
  • April 8, 1958 (1958-04-08) (Los Angeles)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Windjammer is a 1958 documentary film that recorded a 17,500-nautical-mile (32,400 km) voyage of the Norwegian sail training ship Christian Radich. Windjammer was produced by Louis de Rochemont and directed by Louis de Rochemont III. It was the only film to be shot in the widescreen Cinemiracle process, which came with a seven-track stereophonic soundtrack.