John Paul Jones (film)
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| Directed by | John Farrow |
| Produced by | Samuel Bronston |
| Written by | John Farrow Jesse Lasky Jr. |
| Starring | Robert Stack Bette Davis Marisa Pavan |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Editing by | Eda Warren |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | 16 June 1959 |
| Running time | 126 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
John Paul Jones is a 1959 biographical epic film about John Paul Jones.[1][2] The film 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, Jesse Lasky Jr. from the story Nor'wester by Clements Ripley. The music score was by Max Steiner, the cinematography by Michel Kelber.
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 Mia Farrow in her film debut. Bette Davis made a guest appearance as Empress Catherine the Great.[3]
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[edit] Reception
In his review of the film for the New York Times, Bosley Crowther observes "Stack performs the knotty little Scotsman as though he were a slightly dull but talkative member of a conservative gentleman's club".[4]
John Paul Jones, bassist for English rock band Led Zeppelin, took this stage name at the suggestion of a friend, Andrew Loog Oldham, who had seen the film's poster (his birth name was John Baldwin).[5]
[edit] Main cast
- Robert Stack ... John Paul Jones
- Marisa Pavan ... Aimee de Tellison
- Charles Coburn ... Benjamin Franklin
- Erin O'Brien ... Dorothea Danders
- Macdonald Carey ... Patrick Henry
- Bette Davis ... Empress Catherine the Great
- Jean-Pierre Aumont ... King Louis XVI
- David Farrar ... John Wilkes
- Peter Cushing ... Captain Pearson
- Susana Canales ... Marie Antoinette
- Georges Rivière ... Russian Chamberlain
- Tom Brannum ... Peter Wooley
- Bruce Cabot ... Gunner Lowrie
- Basil Sydney ... Sir William Young
- John Crawford ... George Washington
- Archie Duncan ... Duncan MacBean
- Thomas Gomez ... Esek Hopkins
- Bob Cunningham ... Lt. Wallingford
- John Charles Farrow ... John Paul
- Eric Pohlmann ... King George III
[edit] Notes
- ^ Variety film review; June 17, 1959, page 6.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; June 13, 1959, page 94.
- ^ Vansittart p.2
- ^ Pencak p.347
- ^ Thompson p.162
[edit] Bibliography
- Pencak, William. Pennsylvania's revolution. Pennsylvania State University Press, 2010.
- Thompson, Gordon. Please please me: sixties British pop, inside out. Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Vansittart, Peter. John Paul Jones: a restless spirit. Robson Books, 2004.
[edit] External links
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- American films
- 1959 films
- 1950s drama films
- Warner Bros. films
- English-language films
- Biographical films
- Samuel Bronston films
- Films directed by John Farrow
- American Revolutionary War films
- Films set in the 18th century
- Films set in Russia
- Films set in France
- Films set in England
- Films set in the United States
- Epic films
- Films shot in Madrid
