The Cay (1974)
- Directed by
- Patrick Garland
- Genre
- adventure, drama, family, tv movie
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young boy and an older Black man are stranded on a small island after a shipwreck during World War II. They must learn to survive together and overcome their initial distrust and prejudice.
suspensefullonelytendersurvival-orientedreflectiveslow-burnemotionalsparse
What happens
The Cay is a 1974 American adventure television film directed by Patrick Garland and written by Russell Thacher, based on the 1969 novel by Theodore Taylor. It stars James Earl Jones, Alfred Lutter, and Gretchen Corbett, and premiered on NBC on October 21, 1974. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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