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Captains and the Kings

Captains and the Kings

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Overview

Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s based on the novel by Taylor Caldwell.

Created by Taylor Caldwell
Written by Taylor Caldwell, Douglas Heyes, Elinor Karpf
Produced by Jo Swerling Jr.
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Richard Jordan

Richard Jordan

Joseph Armagh

Harvey Jason

Harvey Jason

Harry Zieff

Patty Duke

Patty Duke

Bernadette Hennessey Armagh

Blair Brown

Blair Brown

Elizabeth Healey Hennessey

Robert Vaughn

Robert Vaughn

Charles Desmond

Perry King

Perry King

Rory Armagh

Katherine Crawford

Katherine Crawford

Mary Armagh

Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

Marjorie Chisholm Armagh

Cynthia Sikes

Cynthia Sikes

Claudia

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Ed Healey

Themes & Keywords

irish-americanminiseriesperiod drama19th century

About Captains and the Kings

Captains and the Kings is a drama series that first aired in 1976 exploring themes of irish-american, miniseries, period drama, 19th century. Created by Taylor Caldwell, it stars Richard Jordan, Harvey Jason, Patty Duke. Rags-to-riches tale of an Irish immigrant in late 1800s based on the novel by Taylor Caldwell.

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