Salty Dog Blues
2012, English. Directed by Alfred Santana & Denise Belén Santiago.
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.
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- 0h 52m
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- English
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- 1 January 2012
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Salty Dog Blues runs 52 minutes (0h 52m).
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Salty Dog Blues isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2012. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Salty Dog Blues?
If you liked Salty Dog Blues, try The Green Book: Guide to Freedom, Dogtown and Z-Boys, Come See Me in the Good Light.
Who directed Salty Dog Blues?
Salty Dog Blues (2012) was directed by Alfred Santana and Denise Belén Santiago and stars Melvin Van Peebles, Felipe Luciano.