John Paul Jones
The adventures that will live forever in America's naval history!
1959 · 2h 6m · N/A
Action, Romance, War
Directed by
John Farrow
Overview
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
Director and cast
- John Farrow Director
- Robert Stack as John Paul Jones
- Marisa Pavan as Aimee de Tellison
- Charles Coburn as Benjamin Franklin
- Erin O'Brien as Dorothea Danders
- Bette Davis as Empress Catherine the Great
- Macdonald Carey as Patrick Henry
- Jean-Pierre Aumont as King Louis XVI (as Jean Pierre Aumont)
- David Farrar as John Wilkes
- Peter Cushing as Captain Richard Pearson
- Susana Canales Cast
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