Cruise of the Zaca

Cruise of the Zaca

Cruise of the Zaca

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Cruise of the Zaca

1952

0h 17m

5.5(6 votes)

Documentary

Overview

Actor Errol Flynn takes a group of scientists from the California Institute of Oceanography on an expedition to the South Seas aboard his schooner, The Zaca.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

7 members

Acting

Errol Flynn

Himself / Narrator

Errol Flynn

Acting

Carl L. Hubbs

Himself

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Acting

Laura Hubbs

Herself

No Image

Acting

Theodore Flynn

Himself

No Image

Acting

John Decker

Himself

No Image

Acting

Howard Hill

Himself

Howard Hill

Acting

Nora Eddington

Herself

No Image

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