Captains Courageous (1977 film)

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Captains Courageous
GenreAdventure
Based on Captains Courageous
1097 novel
by Rudyard Kipling
Written byJohn Gay
Directed by Harvey Hart
Starring Karl Malden
Jonathan Kahn
Johnny Doran
Neville Brand
Fred Gwynne
Charles Dierkop
Fritz Weaver
Ricardo Montalbán
Composer Allyn Ferguson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Norman Rosemont
Production locations Camden, Maine
Rockland, Maine
Cinematography Philip H. Lathrop
Editor John McSweeney Jr.
Running time100 minutes
Production company Norman Rosemont Productions
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseDecember 4, 1977 (1977-12-04)

Captains Courageous is a 1977 American television film based on the novel Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling. It was produced by Norman Rosemont, who made a number of television films based on classic novels. [1]

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It was shot off the coast of Maine with a budget of $1.5 million. [2]

Rosemont had to pay $25,000 to the Kipling estate. Although the work was in the public domain in the US it was still in copyright in other territories. [3]

Plot summary

Cast

References

  1. "'Captains Courageous' to Star Karl Malden in ABC Movie". Los Angeles Times. Mar 15, 1977. p. f12.
  2. Smith, Cecil (31 July 1977). "The Rosemont Special: Classic Tales for TV". Los Angeles Times. p. o53.
  3. DAVID LEWIN (Nov 23, 1980). "Why Norman Rosemont Likes to Film the Classics: Norman Rosemont's TV Films". New York Times. p. D35.