John Paul Jones (film)
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| Directed by | John Farrow |
| Produced by | Samuel Bronston |
| Written by | John Farrow Jesse Lasky Jr. Ben Hecht |
| Based on |
Nor'wester by Clements Ripley |
| Starring |
Robert Stack Bette Davis Marisa Pavan |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Edited by | Eda Warren |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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126 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (est. US/Canada rentals) |
John Paul Jones is a Technicolor 1959 biographical epic film about John Paul Jones. The film, shot in Spain, was made by Samuel Bronston Productions and released by Warner Bros. It was directed by John Farrow and produced by Samuel Bronston from a screenplay by John Farrow, Ben Hecht, and Jesse Lasky Jr. from the story Nor'wester by Clements Ripley. The music score was by Max Steiner, the cinematography by Michel Kelber. It was the final film directed by Farrow.
The film starred Robert Stack in the title role, Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn, Macdonald Carey, Jean-Pierre Aumont, David Farrar, Peter Cushing, Basil Sydney, Thomas Gomez and the director's daughter Mia Farrow in her film debut. Bette Davis made a cameo appearance as Empress Catherine the Great.
The film begins with a United States Navy officer telling sailors the story of John Paul Jones.
By age 17, John Paul (Robert Stack), a native of Scotland, is an experienced ship's navigator. In 1773, nine years later, he is master of a ship in the West Indies, but after an incident that results in the governor of Tobago advising him to leave, John Paul adds the surname Jones and goes to visit a brother who lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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