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John Paul Jones is a american film of genre War directed by John Farrow released in USA on 16 june 1959 with Robert Stack
John Paul Jones (1959)
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Add to a movie listJohn Paul Jones is a Technicolor 1959 biographical epic film about John Paul Jones. 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 the director's daughter Mia Farrow in her film debut. Bette Davis made a cameo appearance as Empress Catherine the Great.
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The film begins with a United States Navy officer, telling sailors the story of John Paul Jones.Actors
Robert Stack
(John Paul Jones)
Bette Davis
(Empress Catherine the Great)
Marisa Pavan
(Aimee de Tellison)
Peter Cushing
(Captain Richard Pearson)
Erin O'Brien
(Dorothea Danders)
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