Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)

Directed by

Hall Bartlett

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

G

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young seagull is cast out by his flock for wanting to fly faster than the others. He goes on a journey to discover how to break his own limits. The film uses real seagulls with human voices overlaid.

contemplativeaspirationalpeacefulgentleslightly lonelyphilosophicalupliftingethereal

What happens

Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a 1973 American drama film directed by Hall Bartlett, adapted from the 1970 novella of the same name by Richard Bach. The film tells the story of a young seabird who, after being cast out by his stern flock, goes on an odyssey to discover how to break the limits of his own flying speed. The film was produced by filming actual seagulls, then superimposing human dialogue over it. The film's voice actors included James Franciscus in the title role, and Philip Ahn as his mentor, Chiang. Whereas the original novella was a commercial success, the film version was poorly received by critics, though it was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing. The soundtrack album, written and recorded by Neil Diamond, was a critical and commercial success, earning Diamond a Grammy Award and a Golden Globe Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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