John Paul Jones (1959)

Directed by

John Farrow

Genre

biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the life of John Paul Jones, a naval commander during the American Revolutionary War. It shows his key battles and his efforts to win support from France. The story also includes his interactions with other historical figures.

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What happens

John Paul Jones is a 1959 biographical adventure film from Warner Bros. Pictures, filmed in the Technirama process, about the American Revolutionary War naval hero. The film, shot in Denia, Spain, was produced by Samuel Bronston and directed by John Farrow, from a screenplay by John Farrow, Ben Hecht, and Jesse Lasky Jr. The film is based on the story Nor'wester by Clements Ripley. The music score was by Max Steiner and the cinematography was by Michel Kelber. It was the final film directed by Farrow. The film stars Robert Stack (in the title role), Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn, Macdonald Carey, Jean-Pierre Aumont, David Farrar, Peter Cushing, Basil Sydney, and Thomas Gomez. The director's daughter and son Mia Farrow and John Charles Farrow also make their feature film debuts. Bette Davis made a cameo appearance as Empress Catherine the Great. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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