# Capitaines courageux (1937)

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**Original title**: *Captains Courageous*
**Runtime**: 115 min
**Genres**: Adventure, Drama, Family
**Directed by**: Victor Fleming
**Written by**: John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly, Dale Van Every
**Starring**: Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, Charley Grapewin, Mickey Rooney

> *As great as "Mutiny on the Bounty"*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Apparently being lost at sea is good for the ego. Harvey falls off a steamship and is rescued by fishermen. He becomes a better person through hard labor.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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