Captains Courageous

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Captains Courageous
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DVD Details

  • Vintage Short The Little Maestro
  • Classic Cartoon Little Buck Cheeser
  • "Leo Is On The Air" Radio Promo
  • 2 Theatrical Trailers
  • Languages: English & French
  • Subtitles: English, French & Spanish (Feature Film Only)
  • Audio: English (Mono), French (Mono)
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 51 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: January 31, 2006
  • Originally Released: 1937
  • Label: Warner Home Video

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Major Awards:

Academy Awards 1937 - Best Actor: Spencer Tracy

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User Ratings: 3,797
Its themes are entirely relevant to this day, and even technically %u2013 with the integration of sound stage and open sea footage %u2013 it stands the test of time Full Review
Urban Cinefile
May 15, 2008
Rating: 5/5 -- One of the all time best. Adventure, love, and tears. Tracy and Bartholomew are terrific.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Feb 17, 2008
Rating: A -- There is no better film about sailing than this. There is no better coming of age story than this. Full Review
Laramie Movie Scope
Sep 29, 2005
Captains Courageous is such a beautiful and thrilling picture that one hesitates to classify it as a family film for fear people who haven't any families may be alarmed into staying away. Full Review
Maclean's Magazine
Oct 2, 2019
Rating: C -- This hokum earned Spencer Tracy his first Best Actor Oscar. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Feb 8, 2007
Rating: 4/5 -- While perhaps not the "all-time classic" that some of its contemporaries are, Captains Courageous still stands up pretty well today. Full Review
DVDTalk.com
Mar 10, 2006
Rating: 4/5 -- Still effective old-style literary adaptation.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Sep 18, 2003

Description by OLDIES.com:

The fishing schooner "We're Here" has just pulled up a different kind of fish: rich, 10-year-old Harvey Cheyne, who tumbled off the side of a sleek ocean liner. Harvey will have to wait months before the "We're Here" returns to harbor, months that will transform him from a spoiled whiner into an honorable young man - all because of the life lessons he learns from Manuel, the humble fisherman who befriends him.

From Rudyard Kipling's classic, Captains Courageous thrills with its seagoing action, grand scale and all-star cast. But what gives it full-masted magnificence is the chemistry between Freddie Bartholomew (Harvey) and Spencer Tracy (Manuel). Tracy won his first Best Actor Academy Award for his towering portrait of the father we all wish for: virile, patient, wise and protective. Set sail for cinema glory.

Product Description:

This Rudyard Kipling story is a family entertainment classic and one of the great films set on the high seas. Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew), the spoiled son of a shipping magnate, falls overboard from a luxury liner and is picked up by a Nantucket fishing schooner. Aboard the schooner is a simple, honest, courageous Portuguese fisherman named Manuel, played expertly by Spencer Tracy in an Oscar-winning performance. Forced to earn his keep, Harvey's extended voyage and warm relationships with Manuel infuse him with a whole new set of life values.

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Brilliant Movie Lover: from Rehoboth -- October, 9, 2007

Here is a "Movie Classic" that truly deserves to be called one. Spencer Tracy and Freddie Bartholomew are the perfect match for the title roles. What a wonderful adventure.


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  • Sales Rank: 28,285
  • UPC: 012569676749
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