"Captains and the Kings" (1976) TV mini-series 1976-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

30 September 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s.

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series | Based On Novel

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Richard Jordan	...	Joseph Armagh (8 episodes, 1976)
Harvey Jason	...	Harry Zieff (8 episodes, 1976)
Patty Duke	...	Bernadette Hennessey Armagh / ... (6 episodes, 1976)
Blair Brown	...	Elizabeth Healey Hennessey / ... (6 episodes, 1976)
Robert Vaughn	...	Charles Desmond (6 episodes, 1976)
Perry King	...	Rory Armagh (4 episodes, 1976)
Katherine Crawford	...	Mary Armagh / ... (4 episodes, 1976)
Jane Seymour	...	Marjorie Chisholm / ... (4 episodes, 1976)
Bernard Behrens	...	Gentleman (4 episodes, 1976)
Cynthia Sikes	...	Claudia / ... (4 episodes, 1976)
Charles Durning	...	Ed Healey (3 episodes, 1976)
David Huffman	...	Sean Armagh (3 episodes, 1976)
Terry Kiser	...	Courtney Wickersham (3 episodes, 1976)
Vic Morrow	...	Tom Hennessey (3 episodes, 1976)
Barbara Parkins	...	Martinique (3 episodes, 1976)
Joanna Pettet	...	Katherine Hennessey (3 episodes, 1976)
Doug Heyes Jr.	...	Kevin Armagh (3 episodes, 1976)
Jenny Sullivan	...	Honora Houlihan / ... (3 episodes, 1976)
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Miss Emmy (3 episodes, 1976)
Peter Donat	...	Clair Montrose (2 episodes, 1976)
Henry Fonda	...	Sen. Enfield Bassett (2 episodes, 1976)
John Houseman	...	Judge Newell Chisholm (2 episodes, 1976)
Celeste Holm	...	Sister Angela (2 episodes, 1976)
Joe Kapp	...	Strickland (2 episodes, 1976)
Ann Dusenberry	...	Anne-Marie (2 episodes, 1976)
Rod Haase	...	Mace / ... (2 episodes, 1976)
Charles H. Gray	...	Captain Calvin (2 episodes, 1976)
Charles O. Lynch	...	Hotel Clerk (2 episodes, 1976)
Roberta Storm	...	Mrs. Calvin (2 episodes, 1976)

Series Directed by
Douglas Heyes		(5 episodes, 1976)
Allen Reisner		(3 episodes, 1976)

Series Writing credits
Taylor Caldwell		(8 episodes, 1976)
Douglas Heyes		(8 episodes, 1976)
Elinor Karpf		(7 episodes, 1976)
Steven Karpf		(7 episodes, 1976)

Series Produced by
Dorothy J. Bailey	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 1976)
Roy Huggins	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 1976)
Jo Swerling Jr.	....	producer (8 episodes, 1976)

Series Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein		(7 episodes, 1976)

Series Cinematography by
Isidore Mankofsky		(6 episodes, 1976)
Vilis Lapenieks		(2 episodes, 1976)
Ric Waite		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Edwin F. England		(8 episodes, 1976)
Larry Lester		(8 episodes, 1976)
Lawrence J. Vallario		(8 episodes, 1976)
Christopher Nelson		(3 episodes, 1976)

Series Art Direction by
John W. Corso		(8 episodes, 1976)
Joseph R. Jennings		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Jerry Adams		(8 episodes, 1976)

Series Production Management
Ben Bishop	....	unit manager (5 episodes, 1976)
Ray Taylor Jr.	....	unit manager (3 episodes, 1976)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gary Grillo	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1976)
Wayne A. Farlow	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1976)
John Slosser	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack	....	stand-by painter (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Harold Lewis	....	sound (8 episodes, 1976)
Roger Sword	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1976)
John Stacy	....	sound effects editor (3 episodes, 1976)
Robert Bradshaw	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Glenn Hoskinson	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Randy Kelley	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
John B. Schuyler	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Craig R. Baxley	....	stunt double (unknown episodes, 1976)
Paul Baxley	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes, 1976)
Jean Coulter	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roberta Weiner	....	costumes: women (2 episodes, 1976)

Series Music Department
Elmer Bernstein	....	composer: Best Sellers theme (8 episodes, 1976)
Al Teeter	....	music editor (8 episodes, 1976)

Production Companies

• Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions
• Universal TV (in association with)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (USA) (TV)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Elephant Films (2013) (France) (video)
• Koch Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Studios USA Television

Other Companies

• Universal Title  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

Runtime:

540 min | 60 min (9 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Filming Locations:

2421 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions

Trivia:

Producer Jo Swerling Jr. remembers "We had a lovely young actress named Beverly D'Angelo doing a love scene with Harvey Jason. It was your typical TV shot across her back to Harvey as she lets the negligee drop to the ground, and she's standing there naked. Then we did closeups of Harvey, and then of Beverly. And in Beverly's closeup we put a TV matte on the lens so that our matted field of vision would cut just at the nipple line; that was it was obvious that she was nude, but you didn't see any nipple. However, when the show was telecast, there were in the new TV sets variances in the field of vision, and half the sets in the country saw more of Beverly than the other half. The following morning, we got a panic call from Broadcast Standards that we had violated the nudity ban and that more people saw Beverly's nipples than didn't. But nobody complained. Nobody but the censors. The upshot was that we were told not to cut it that close in the future."

THE BEST MINI-SERIES EVER MADE

I have just seen Captains And The Kings on video and I thought that was the best mini-series that I have ever seen. Richard Jordan was outstanding as Joseph Armagh. This was probably the best performance of his film career. He put his whole heart and soul into this role. And he certainly deserved the Golden Globe award that he won for this. He had me hooked from his first scene to the end, so much so that I just kept watching it until it was finished. I also thought that Perry King was also excellent as Rory Armagh and I think he should have received something for his performance. Patty Duke was terrific as Bernadette and I am glad that she did win the Emmy for her role, she certainly deserved it. I also thought that Blair Brown, Charles Durning and Jane Seymour were also excellent in this. So I highly recommend this mini-series to anybody that appreciates great talent and a great story and this was a classic with outstanding acting.