Captains and the Kings - Season 1 Episode 1 Chapter I
Joseph Francis Xavier Armagh and his two younger siblings Sean and Mary escape a ship on the harbor of New York. The situation ashore is problematic, jobs are scarce and food equally scarce. Aboard the ship their mother has died from disease, but they have a hope; their father is in Philadelphia awaiting them. The siblings run away, and discovers their father to be dead to, and young teenager Joseph places his siblings in an Orphanage while he himself goes to make money, become rich and get them out of poverty. The first episode follows Joseph for a few years through a series of struggles, and how he starts earning his first dollars and setting off into speculation in oil, together with his new-won friend, the Lebanese Haroun Al-Zieff (later: Harry Seff). The beginnings of a true rags-to-riches-story.
Year: 1976
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Studio: NBC
Director:
Cast: Richard Jordan, Harvey Jason, Patty Duke, Blair Brown, Robert Vaughn, Perry King
Crew: Taylor Caldwell (Writer), Douglas Heyes (Writer), Elinor Karpf (Writer), Steven Karpf (Writer), Roy Huggins (Executive Producer), Jo Swerling Jr. (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 30, 1976
Last Air date: Nov 25, 1976
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 8 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 8.30/10 by 3.00 users
Popularity: 1.6289
Language: English
Season
Season 1
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