Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1975)

Director:

Raul daSilva

Writers:

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (poem), Donald Moffitt (Coleridge biography),

Stars:

Roland Curram, Geoffrey Hutchings, Michael Johnson

5 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Roland Curram	...	Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Geoffrey Hutchings	...	The pilot (voice)
Michael Johnson	...	Spirit over the ship - prologue narrator (voice)
Miriam Margolyes	...	Dorothy Wordsworth
George Murcell	...	Willaim Wordsworth (voice)
Michael Redgrave	...	The Ancient Mariner

Storyline

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 June 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Strangest Voyage

Filming Locations:

Cayman Islands

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The production of this sea epic was inspired by the actor, Sterling Hayden, a friend of director, Raul daSilva. Hayden had been the captain of a tall ship as a young man (leading to his discovery by Paramount Pictures).

User Reviews

Excellence!

I highly recommend this video to individuals, public libraries and for high school and college classic literature classes. This is an excellent film in which creative visualization of a classic poem makes it come alive. We feel the dynamics of the Samuel Taylor Coleridge's words as spoken by the Ancient Mariner. It is as if we are both the listener and the Mariner. When the dead albatross falls from the Mariner's neck, we too are transformed through love in our hearts and understanding of our fellow humans. We hope for a better outcome to the struggles we now face in our own world of war and violence. Director Raul daSilva did an outstanding job in making this poem not only understandable but also to arouse our sensitivity. The incorporation of Doré's illustrations, visual effects of colors, the well-chosen classical music and sounds of the sea all enhanced our senses and deepened our emotional experience with the poem. BRAVO to daSilva and his team. Well done!!