The Little Ark
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| Directed by | James B. Clark |
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| Edited by | Fred A. Chulack |
| Music by | Fred Karlin |
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| Distributed by | National General Pictures |
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Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Little Ark is a 1972 children's film directed by James B. Clark, produced by Robert B. Radnitz for Cinema Center Films and released theatrically in the U.S. by National General Pictures. It stars Geneviève Ambas and Philip Frame as children, believed to be World War II orphans, that befriend a local fisherman (Theodore Bikel) after he saves them from a flood.[1]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Theodore Bikel as The Captain
- Geneviève Ambas as Adinda
- Philip Frame as Jan
- Max Croiset as Father Grijpma
- Truus Dekker as Mother Grijpma
Awards
[edit | edit source]Composer Fred Karlin and lyricist Megan Karlin were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Come Follow, Follow Me".[1]
Reception
[edit | edit source]In Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, he gave the film three stars and wrote, "Another good children's film from producer Robert Radnitz; this one concerns two Dutch youngsters who try to find their father after being separated from him during a flood."[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- The Little Ark at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- The Little Ark at the TCM Movie Database
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- 1972 films
- 1970s adventure films
- American children's adventure films
- Films directed by James B. Clark
- Films scored by Fred Karlin
- Cinema Center Films films
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s American films
- Films about floods
- English-language adventure films
- Films based on Dutch novels
- Films based on works by Jan de Hartog
- Children's film stubs