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7.0/10   109 votes
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Director:
Lee H. Katzin
Writers:
John Jakes (novel)
Guerdon Trueblood (writer)
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Release Date:
22 May 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History | Romance more
Plot:
Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to England to claim his inheritance... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
John Jakes the Master Story Teller more (5 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Andrew Stevens ... Phillipe Charboneau / Philip Kent
Tom Bosley ... Benjamin Franklin

Kim Cattrall ... Anne Ware

Buddy Ebsen ... Benjamin Edes
Lorne Greene ... Bishop Francis

Olivia Hussey ... Alicia
Cameron Mitchell ... Capt. Plummer
Harry Morgan ... Capt. Caleb
Patricia Neal ... Marie Charboneau
Eleanor Parker ... Lady Amberly

Donald Pleasence ... Solomon Sholto

William Shatner ... Paul Revere
Barry Sullivan ... Abraham Ware
Noah Beery Jr. ... Dan O'Brien
Peter Bonerz ... Girard
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Kent Chronicles
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Runtime:
240 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12

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Movie Connections:
Followed by The Seekers (1979) (TV) more

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John Jakes the Master Story Teller, 6 September 2006
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Author: (petelincandjulie@yahoo.com) from Japan US Navy Base

John Jakes is the Master Story Teller. I have read the complete Kent Family Chronicles. You first must like history, then adventure and the love of our country. I really like how the true events of history has been blended by John Jakes into a story that covers two centuries.

Andrew Stevens is perfect for the lead role. And the all star supporting cast is great to be able to see the actors and actresses I grew up with. Certainly for no other reason to watch this movie is to pass on to our children the heritage of the land and the people who founded it.

John Jake's is praised as "the godfather of the historical novel," "the people's author," and "America's history teacher," Jakes mingles the lives of his fictional characters with those of historical personages, and involves them in the great events of the U.S. and the world.

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