Captains Courageous

• Director: Michael Anderson
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• Genre: Adventure
• Movie Type: Family-Oriented Adventure
• Main Cast: Robert Urich
• Release Year: 1996
• Country: US
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• MPAA Rating: PG

Plot

Rudyard Kipling's classic novel is re-told in this made-for-television adaptation. Robert Urich stars as Troop, the captain of a schooner who rescues a child (Kenny Vadas) after he falls overboard from a passing ship. The boy -- a spoiled, orphaned, rich kid -- learns valuable lessons about life and the sea as Captain Troop and his son make him earn his passage on their vessel. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide

Cast

Ken Camroux - Spokesman; Kaj-Erik Eriksen - Dan Troop; Duncan Fraser; Terence Kelly; Robert Thurston; Robert Urich - Capt. Matthew Troop; Robert Wisden; Eric Schneider - Purser; Roger R. Cross

Credit

Stuart Aikins - Casting, Michael Anderson - Director, Bernadette Kelly - Editor, Robert Halmi, Sr. - Executive Producer, Tony Allard - Executive Producer, Matthew O'Connor - Executive Producer, Eric N. Robertson - Composer (Music Score), Brent Thomas - Production Designer, Glen MacPherson - Cinematographer, John McGreevey - Screenwriter, Rudyard Kipling - Book Author

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