Captains Courageous (1996)

Harvey Cheyne, Jr., second richest person in the world, orphaned and spoiled rotten, encounters a cigar and the sea on his way to England for boarding school. Seasick, over the rail for ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Anderson

Writers:

Rudyard Kipling (novel), John McGreevey (teleplay)

Stars:

Robert Urich, Kenny Vadas, Kaj-Erik Eriksen

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Urich	...	Capt. Matthew Troop
Kenny Vadas	...	Harvey Cheyne, Jr.
Kaj-Erik Eriksen	...	Dan Troop
Robert Wisden	...	Arthur Wayne
Duncan Fraser	...	Long Jack
Sandra Nelson	...	Mary Ann Troop
Terence Kelly	...	Ted the Foul Up
Colin Cunningham	...	Manuel
Robert Thurston	...	Uncle Salters
Roger Cross	...	Hannibal (as Roger R. Cross)
Eric Schneider	...	Purser
Campbell Lane	...	Captain Abashai
Kevin Hansen	...	Gino
Doron Bell	...	Hans
Ken Camroux-Taylor	...	Spokesman (as Ken Camroux)

Storyline

Harvey Cheyne, Jr., second richest person in the world, orphaned and spoiled rotten, encounters a cigar and the sea on his way to England for boarding school. Seasick, over the rail for real, rescued by Dan Troop of a Gloucester fishing sailboat. Three months at sea, under a firm but fair Captain Troop (fair wages of $10.50 a month, if you don't work you don't eat). A hard life and a dangerous one, and a lot of growing up to do through hardship and tragedy.

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Plot Keywords:

explosion | letter | checkers | coffee | cabin | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for a few mildly disturbing scenes

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Capitaines courageux

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment,The Family Channel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Captains Courageous (1937)

User Reviews

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie

and not just for the joy of seeing the retired ship "Rotterdam" playing herself, as I once sailed on it, too, but also for the enjoyment of a good story well told.

I did find myself wondering throughout this movie how it is viewed by the people who want to tell children only non-scary fairy tales and such. This is a real grabber of a story of a boy facing scary situations and sadness, things that some people don't seem to want to have children face these days, even in books and movies.

Anyway, great story, great movie, and very enjoyable way to spend 2 hours.