''The Little Ark'' is a
1972
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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.
Cast
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Theodore Bikel as The Captain
* Geneviève Ambas as Adinda
* Philip Frame as Jan
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Max Croiset as Father Grijpma
* Truus Dekker as Mother Grijpma
Awards
Composer
Fred Karlin
Frederick James Karlin (June 16, 1936 – March 26, 2004) was an American composer of more than 130 scores for feature films and television movies. He also was an accomplished trumpeter adept at playing jazz, blues, classical, rock, and mediev ...
and lyricist Megan Karlin were nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Original Song
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for "Come Follow, Follow Me."
Reception
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."
See also
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List of American films of 1972
References
External links
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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
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