Captains Courageous (1977 film)
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]
| Captains Courageous | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure |
| Written by | John Gay Rudyard Kipling (novel) |
| 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 origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Norman Rosemont |
| Production locations | Camden, Maine Rockland, Maine |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Editor | John McSweeney Jr. |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company | Norman Rosemont Productions |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | December 4, 1977 |
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]
Cast
References
- "'Captains Courageous' to Star Karl Malden in ABC Movie". Los Angeles Times. Mar 15, 1977. p. f12.
- Smith, Cecil (31 July 1977). "The Rosemont Special: Classic Tales for TV". Los Angeles Times. p. o53.
- DAVID LEWIN (Nov 23, 1980). "Why Norman Rosemont Likes to Film the Classics: Norman Rosemont's TV Films". New York Times. p. D35.
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