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Title: Flawed Period Piece
Review: Whoever was responsible for the screenplay in this movie did not know much about the law of the sea. There is a scene in which the ship is at sea and the owner is giving orders to the captain. Give me a break! When a ship is at sea, the captain is in absolute command and has absolutely responsibility for the conduct of all persons aboard the ship. All other persons who are on board are either crew or passenger, and both are under the control of the captain. No sensible owner would have it any other way. First of all, under the Harter Act, an owner who undertook to run the ship directly could incur severe legal liability for any misconduct that occurred, and secondly, such an action would undermine the captain in his dealings with the crew and the passengers. Any captain who would put up with such demeaning conduct is a wimp who should be deprived of his command.
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