John Paul Jones (film)
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| John Paul Jones | |
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| Directed by | John Farrow |
| Produced by | Samuel Bronston |
| Written by | John Farrow Jesse Lasky Jr. |
| Starring | Robert Stack Bette Davis Marisa Pavan |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Editing by | Eda Warren |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | 16 June 1959 |
| Running time | 126 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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John Paul Jones is a 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 Mia Farrow in her film debut. Bette Davis made a guest appearance as Empress Catherine the Great.
John Paul Jones, bassist for Led Zeppelin, took his stage name after seeing this poster (his birth name was John Baldwin).
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