Il grande capitano

Titolo originale: John Paul Jones
Regia: John Farrow |
Anno: 1959
Origine: Spain | United States of America |
Generi: Guerra Storia Azione Romance
Tag: historical figure | 18th century | american revolution | revolutionary war |
Cast: Robert Stack | Marisa Pavan | Charles Coburn | Erin O'Brien | Bette Davis | Macdonald Carey | Jean-Pierre Aumont | David Farrar | Peter Cushing | Susana Canales | Georges Rivière | Tom Brannum | Basil Sydney | Bruce Cabot | Archie Duncan | Thomas Gomez | Judson Laire | Bob Cunningham | John Charles Farrow | Eric Pohlmann | José Nieto | John Crawford | Patrick Villiers | Frank Latimore | Ford Rainey | Bruce Seton | George Rigaud | Rupert Davies | Brandon Brady | Robert Ayres | Christopher Rhodes | MacDonald Parke | John Phillips | David Phethean | Mitchell Kowall | Reed De Rouen | Charles Wise | Archibald L. Lyall | Alfred Brown | Randolph McKenzie | Phil Brown | Félix de Pomés | Paul Curran |

È la storia vera di un ufficiale della marina americana ai tempi della guerra d'indipendenza. Dopo alterne vicende J. P. Jones, questo il suo nome, ottiene il comando di una nave e infligge una grossa sconfitta agli inglesi. Ostacolato da potenti e invidiosi avversari, si mette al servizio dell'imperatore di Russia e ottiene altre splendide vittorie.

Errori

Upon Captain Jones' return to Paris, he is taken in by Benjamin Franklin. This was not possible, as [...] D
Captain Jones tells Lieutenant Dale that the other two ships in his squadron are privateers, and so [...] D
The song played on the bagpipes early in the file, "Scotland the Brave", was not written until the b [...] D
In the film, John Paul is attacked by a mutinous crewman over wages. Paul defends himself by hitting [...] D
When Captain Jones visits George Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge, an empty desk can be see [...] D
The flag, or ensign, that Jones is shown raising during the battle aboard the Bonhomme Richard is no [...] D
The attack on Whitehaven was far from the smooth operation shown. The second boat sent as part of th [...] D
The narrator introduces a scene beginning "Three years before the Declaration of Independence...," w [...] D
At 1:38 into the movie, as the ship Bohomme Richard is preparing for battle a Fifer is playing Yanke [...] D
As Jones is shown around Paris, he is seen walking by the Seine, with Notre Dame in the background. [...] D
Contrary to what is shown, Commodore Hopkins was not ordered to Abaco in the Bahamas, but rather to [...] D
Commodore Hopkins expresses surprise at the idea of sending marines ashore to attack Fort Montegue. [...] D
The Bonhomme Richard is shown sinking immediately after the battle with Serapis, with pumping operat [...] D
Prior to the battle between Serapis and Bonhomme Richard, Captain Pearson of the Serapis states that [...] D
In the burning of Whitehaven, Jones' crew is shown ashore with only pistols and muskets as weapons. [...] D
When Captain Pearson of the Serapis surrenders his sword, John Paul Jones refuses to accept it. Afte [...] D
John Paul Jones' brother lived in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Upon arriving there Jones meets Patrick [...] D
Most of the scenes of ships at close quarters firing on each other were reused film footage from oth [...] D
Jones was born and raised in Scotland, and did not speak English with Robert Stack's undisguised Ame [...] D
At the beginning of the battle with HMS Serapis, Serapis is shown to resemble a frigate. Actually Se [...] D