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.

Captains Courageous
GenreAdventure
Based onCaptains Courageous
1897 novel
by Rudyard Kipling
Written byJohn Gay
Rudyard Kipling (novel)
Directed byHarvey Hart
StarringKarl Malden
Jonathan Kahn
Johnny Doran
Neville Brand
Fred Gwynne
Charles Dierkop
Fritz Weaver
Ricardo Montalbán
ComposerAllyn Ferguson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerNorman Rosemont
Production locationsCamden, Maine
Rockland, Maine
CinematographyPhilip H. Lathrop
EditorJohn McSweeney Jr.
Running time100 minutes
Production companyNorman Rosemont Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseDecember 4, 1977 (1977-12-04)

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

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.

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