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The Cay

The Cay

19746.51h 0m

Overview

When Young Phillip is separated form his mother and found by a black man named Timothy and his cat Stewcat, Phillip becomes blind and they all end up on an island. Will they survive or will they die?

Directed by Patrick Garland
Written by Theodore Taylor, Russell Thacher
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Top Cast

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Timothy

Alfred Lutter

Alfred Lutter

Phillip

Gretchen Corbett

Gretchen Corbett

The Mother

Themes & Keywords

catprejudicestrandedblindness

About The Cay

The Cay is a adventure, drama, family, tv movie film released in 1974 exploring themes of cat, prejudice, stranded, blindness. Directed by Patrick Garland, it stars James Earl Jones, Alfred Lutter, Gretchen Corbett. When Young Phillip is separated form his mother and found by a black man named Timothy and his cat Stewcat, Phillip becomes blind and they all end up on an island. Will they survive or will they die?

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