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Captains and the Kings is an eight-part television miniseries broadcast on NBC in 1976 as part of its Best Sellers anthology series. It is an adaptation of the 1972 novel Captains and the Kings by Taylor Caldwell.
Captains and the Kings is a 1972 historical novel by Taylor Caldwell chronicling the rise to wealth and power of an Irish immigrant, Joseph Francis Xavier Armagh, who emigrates as a penniless teenager to the United States, along with his younger brother and baby sister, only for their parents to die shortly afterwards.
- Taylor Caldwell
- 1972
Captains and the Kings: With Richard Jordan, Harvey Jason, Patty Duke, Blair Brown. Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s.
- (519)
- 1976-09-30
- Drama
- 540
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The nine-hour serialization of Taylor Caldwell's novel about an Irish immigrant and the establishment of his family name through the accumulation of wealth and power during the years from 1857 to 1912, along with his goal of having his son elected the first Catholic President of the United...
Chapter I: Directed by Douglas Heyes. With Richard Jordan, Ray Bolger, Neville Brand, John Carradine. A true rags-to-riches-story about Joseph Armagh who comes to New York with the clothes on his back, and his struggle to achieves riches and a position in society.
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NBC's First Mini-Series Event, starring Richard Jordan in his Golden Globe Award-Winning Role. The Rags to Riches Story of an American Dynasty, based on the Best-Selling Novel by Taylor Caldwell. Winner of Two Emmy Awards including Outstanding Lead Actress (Patty Duke) and Cinematography.
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