The Dove (1974) DVD Color Shown in original aspect ratio, Approx. 100 min. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) In English with optional subtitles / close captions
Starring: Joseph Bottoms and Deborah Raffin. Produced by Gregory Peck. Written by Peter S. Beagle and Adam Kennedy, based on “Dove” by Derek L.T. Gill and Robin Lee Graham. Directed by Charles Jarrott.
The drama is based on the real-life experiences of Robin Lee Graham (Joseph Bottoms), a young man who spent five years sailing around the world as a single-handed sailor, starting when he was 16 years old. The story is adapted from Dove (1972), the book Graham co-wrote with Derek L.T. Gill about his seafaring experiences.
Wonderful soundtrack including: A nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, John Barry (composer) and Don Black (lyricist); for the song "Sail the Summer Winds"
Robin Lee Graham (born 1949) set out to sail around the world alone as a teenager in the summer of 1965. National Geographic Magazine carried the story in three issues from 1966 to 1970, and he co-wrote a book detailing his journey called “Dove”. Graham was just 16 when he set out from Southern California and headed west in his 24-foot Lapworth sailboat. In Fiji, he married his wife Patti Ratteree, and after almost five years, sailed back into his home port. After he and Patti attended Stanford University, they moved to Montana.