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| Captains and the Kings | 
 enlarge | Directors: Douglas Heyes, Allen Reisner
Actors: Richard Jordan, Perry King, Patty Duke, Ray Bolger, Blair Brown
Studio: Koch Vision
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
Buy New: $29.99
You Save: $9.99 (25%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 411
Format: Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 494
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.9
UPC: 741952654896
EAN: 0741952654896
ASIN: B001HCWGUW
Theatrical Release Date: 1976
Release Date: January 13, 2009 (In 4 Days)
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Not yet released
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Description
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 CinematographyDetermined to create a better life for his family, Joseph Armagh (Richard Jordan), a penniless Irish immigrant, comes to America in the mid-19th century. Through struggle, heartache and ruthless perseverance, he becomes one of the richest and most powerful men in the country. But fortune has its price as Joseph's arrogance and obsession to have his son Rory (Perry King) elected president ultimately lead to his downfall. DVD EXTRA: Exclusive Interview with Blair Brown
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One of the best TV miniseries ever! December 31, 2008
As much as I enjoyed "Rich Man, Poor Man", I also enjoyed Captains and the Kings. Our family stayed home every night to watch CATKs, which had a standout cast. Had poor Richard Jordan not been murdered by the tobacco pushers and their weapon of mass destruction, he would still be entertaining everyone today!
It's About Time!!!! December 29, 2008
I remember watching this when it originally aired on TV in 1976 and have been wanting to see it again the moment it was over. I've read the book 3 or 4 times over the years and always thought how much I'd love the watch Joseph Francis Xavier Armagh grow up, fall in love and become involved in the politics of the day. It always amazed me how much this book and miniseries mirrored the life of "Old" Joe Kennedy (only set 100 years earlier!!). All I can say is, do yourself a favor: watch the mini series - then read the book, you won't be sorry! Now all we have to wait for is the other blockbuster miniseries "Testimony of Two Men" (starring David Birney and book also written by Taylor Caldwell)which aired a year later in 1977.
It's About Time!!! December 26, 2008
As some of the other reviewers have already said, I have been waiting for this mini-series to be released on DVD for years!! I have it on VHS but the tapes are close to twenty years old and I'm almost afraid to play them anymore. A brilliant novel by Taylor Caldwell and an equally brilliant mini-series starring Richard Jordan as the ambitious but troubled Joseph Armagh. A host of great actors appear in the mini-series, too, including Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins, Jane Seymour, Perry King, and Henry Fonda to name but a few. January 13, 2009 can't come soon enough for me!!! Run - don't walk - to buy this wonderful story on DVD!!!
Class December 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Historically intriguing -- amazing character studies -- some brilliant performances -- a story completely unique. And am I correct . . . wasn't the author found dead after submitting the manuscript against pressure not to do so? It seems this was all in the papers, etc. Too close to the Kennedy secrets, etc. Anyway, this mini series was one of the first and was truly a milestone in all categories. A loooong story does not a mini-series make: Captains and Kings is THE mini-series. Jeann Miltier
Magnificent! November 14, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm going to keep it simple. Captains and The Kings is by far the greatest thing I have ever seen on film,period.
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