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Action & Adventure

Captain James Cook

1988 1 season 4 episodes limited series
67 Pulse
8.1 IMDb
One weekend 7 hours
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Plot

Based on Captain James Cook's three voyages. It was on his first voyage, in 1770 (while in the South Pacific region to observe the transit of Venus), that Captain Cook discovered the east coast of Australia. He later recommended Australia as a future British colony. The series was financed by $5 million from Revcom France, $2.25 million from the ABC and the rest from 10BA tax money.

Credits

Directed by: Lawrence Gordon Clark

Cast: Keith Michell, Erich Hallhuber, Xabier Elorriaga, Udo Vioff, Barry Quin, Jacques Penot

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