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The Little Ark is a 1972 children's film directed by James B. Clark, produced by Robert B. Radnitz for Cinema Center Films and released theatrically in the U.S. by National General Pictures. It stars Geneviève Ambas and Philip Frame as children, believed to be World War II orphans, that befriend a local fisherman (Theodore Bikel) after he saves them from a flood.[1]

The Little Ark
Directed by	James B. Clark
Written by	Jan de Hartog (novel) Joanna Crawford
Starring	Theodore Bikel Geneviève Ambas Philip Frame
Cinematography	Austin Dempster Denys Coop
Edited by	Fred A. Chulack
Music by	Fred Karlin
Production company	Cinema Center Films
Distributed by	National General Pictures
Release date	March 1972 (1972-03)
Running time	100 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Theodore Bikel as The Captain
• Geneviève Ambas as Adinda
• Philip Frame as Jan
• Max Croiset as Father Grijpma
• Truus Dekker as Mother Grijpma

Awards

Composer Fred Karlin and lyricist Megan Karlin were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Come Follow, Follow Me."[1]

Reception

In Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, he gave the film three stars and wrote, "Another good children's film from producer Robert Radnitz; this one concerns two Dutch youngsters who try to find their father after being separated from him during a flood."[2]

See also

• List of American films of 1972

References

External links

• The Little Ark at IMDb
• The Little Ark at the TCM Movie Database

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