Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

Jonathan is sick and tired of the boring life in his sea-gull clan. He rather experiments with new, always more daring flying techniques. Since he doesn't fit in, the elders expel him from the clan. So he sets out to discover the world beyond the horizon in quest for wisdom.

Cast & Crew

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Hall Bartlett

Hal Holbrook

Philip Ahn

Kelly Harmon

Juliet Mills

Richard Crenna

Film Details

Also Known As

Jonathan Livingston, le goeland

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Fantasy

Release Date

1973

Location

Death Valley, California, USA; Hawaii, USA; Carlsbad, California, USA; Big Sur, California, USA; High Sierras, California, USA; Yosemite, California, USA; Mono Lake, California, USA; Monterey-Carmel coast of California, USA; Mount Whitney, California, USA; Pinnacle National Park, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 54m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (DeLuxe)

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Jonathan is a seagull who questions his place in the world, so he leaves his flock to fly around the world in search of new experiences. He travels so far that he reaches bird heaven, where he meets Maureen Seagull. Having had his life transformed by this amazing discovery, he returns to the flock to tell them the news. The other seagulls mock him until he brings back to life a seagull that has died. From then on, the entire flock calls him "the Son of the Great Gull."

Director

Hall Bartlett

Cast

Hal Holbrook

Philip Ahn

Kelly Harmon

Juliet Mills

Richard Crenna

James Franciscus

David Ladd

Dorothy Mcguire

Crew

L. B. Abbott

Special Effects

Joan Arnold

Production Assistant

Wayne Artman

Richard Bach

Source Material (From Novel)

Hall Bartlett

Hall Bartlett

Ray Berwick

Virginia Briggs

Special Effects

Chris Cagle

James Caliendo

Brian Callahan

Animal Services

James Callahan

Animal Services

Tom Catalano

Music Supervisor

William H Coleman

Jack Couffer

Director Of Photography

James T Davis

Neil Diamond

Eileen Dunn

Sandy Dvore

Jim Freeman

James Galloway

Jack Garsha

Gary Gero

Charles Grenzbach

John C Hammell

Norman Harris

Lee Holdridge

Ida Kaul

Production Secretary

Frank P. Keller

John Koester

Assistant Camera

Gina Lance

Catalina Lawrence

Script Supervisor

Boris Leven

Production Designer

Donald Macdougall

Greg Macgillivray

Joseph R. Marek

Negative Cutting

Elliott Marks

Mike Merrick

Post-Production Coordinator

George Nolan

Richard Oswald

Leslie Parrish

Matthew Place

Animal Services

Gilbert E Plenty

Richard Portman

Sound Re-Recordist

George Ressler

Jim Richard

William Sawyer

Art Scholl

Gaylin Schultz

Production Supervisor

Bobbie Shapiro

Editorial Assistant

Armin Steiner

Edward M. Thirlwell

Sound Effects Editor

Don Zimmerman

Film Details

Also Known As

Jonathan Livingston, le goeland

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Fantasy

Release Date

1973

Location

Death Valley, California, USA; Hawaii, USA; Carlsbad, California, USA; Big Sur, California, USA; High Sierras, California, USA; Yosemite, California, USA; Mono Lake, California, USA; Monterey-Carmel coast of California, USA; Mount Whitney, California, USA; Pinnacle National Park, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 54m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (DeLuxe)

Theatrical Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Award Nominations

Best Cinematography

1973

Best Editing

1973

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Re-released in Paris February 19, 1992.

Released in United States Fall October 1973

Diamond won a Golden Globe for Best Original Score-Motion Picture and his song, "Lonely Looking Sky," was nominated for Best Original Song-Motion Picture.

Released in United States Fall October 1973

Based on the Richard Bach book "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" with photographs by Russell Munson (New York, 1970).

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