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The Little Ark (1972)

1h 40m

Running Time

The Little Ark (1972)

Name: The Little Ark
Genre: Adventure, Kids & Family
Released: 1972-03-01

1h 40m

Running Time

Plot.

This heart-rending family-oriented drama chronicles the adventure of two Dutch children who temporarily lose their father and mother during the great flood of 1953. Fortunately, they and their animals are taken in by a salty old boatman who helps them reunite with their father.

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This Movie Is About.

flood ·

church ·

child in peril

Cast & Crew.

Theodore Bikel

The Captain

Geneviève Ambas

Adinda

Philip Frame

Jan

Max Croiset

Father Grijpma

Max Croiset

Father Grijpma

Truus Dekker

Mother Grijpma

James B. Clark

Director

Lo van Hensbergen

Mr. Tandema

Joanna Crawford

Writer

Jan de Hartog

Writer

Robert B. Radnitz

Producer

Fred Karlin

Composer

Fred A. Chulack

Editor

Austin Dempster

Director of Photography

Denys N. Coop

Cinematographer

Jan H. Andre

Set Decoration

Massino Gotz

Art Direction

Nen Rosterdinck

Costume Design

Marsha Karlin

Lyricist

Details.

Release Date
March 1, 1972

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 40m

Filming Locations
Bloemenmarkt, Netherlands

Genres
Adventure Kids & Family

Wiki.

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.