"Captains and the Kings" (1976)TV mini-series

Directors:

Douglas Heyes
Allen Reisner

Drehbuchautoren:

Taylor Caldwell (novel)
Douglas Heyes (writer)

Premierendatum:

30. September 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s.

Plot Keywords:

James Garfield | TV Mini-Series | Based On Novel

Filmpreise:

Won Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Stands the test of time!!

Besetzung

Richard Jordan	...	Joseph Armagh
Perry King	...	Rory Armagh
Patty Duke	...	Bernadette Hennessey Armagh (as Patty Duke Astin)
Ray Bolger	...	R.J. Squibbs
Blair Brown	...	Elizabeth Healey Hennessey
John Carradine	...	Father Hale
Katherine Crawford	...	Moira / Mary Armagh
Charles Durning	...	Ed Healey
Henry Fonda	...	Sen. Enfield Bassett
Celeste Holm	...	Sister Angela
John Houseman	...	Judge Newell Chisholm
David Huffman	...	Sean Armagh
Burl Ives	...	Old Syrup
Harvey Jason	...	Haroun 'Harry' Zieff
Vic Morrow	...	Tom Hennessey

Alternativ:

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Länge:

540 Min | 60 Min (9 episodes)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Firma:

Public Art Films

Dies und das:

The story follows an Irish immigrant's rise from poverty to power. Though set a generation earlier, it is obviously inspired by the Kennedy clan with Joseph Francis Xavier Armagh [Richard Jordan] in the role of clan patriarch Joeseph Kennedy. Some of the parallels include Armagh as a blockade runner during the Civil War--Kennedy was reputed to be a rum-runner. Armagh married a senator's daughter--Kennedy married a Boston mayor's daughter. Armagh lost a son in the Spanish American War--Kennedy a son in World War II. Armagh's daughter was brain damaged in a horse-riding accident--Kennedy's daughter was born mentally handicapped. Both Armagh and Kennedy had sons assassinated while running for president.

Stands the test of time!!

Captains and the Kings is such a rich mini-series. From the first episode to the last you can't help being drawn to the characters. I just got the VHS set and I can tell you that the story holds up as well now as it did in 1976. If you get the chance to see Captains and the Kings, don't pass it up. I guarantee it: you'll be hooked!!