---
title: 'John Paul Jones (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Farrow'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 126
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/john-paul-jones-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052946/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# John Paul Jones (1959)

1959 · 126 min · History · United States


## Synopsis

John Paul Jones is a 1959 biographical adventure film from Warner Bros. Pictures, filmed in the Technirama process, about the American Revolutionary War naval hero. The film, shot in Denia, Spain, was produced by Samuel Bronston and directed by John Farrow, from a screenplay by John Farrow, Ben Hecht, and Jesse Lasky Jr. The film is based on the story Nor'wester by Clements Ripley. The music score was by Max Steiner and the cinematography was by Michel Kelber. It was the final film directed by Farrow.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Farrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-farrow)
- **Screenplay:** [John Farrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-farrow), [Ben Hecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecht)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Bronston](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-bronston)
- **Editor:** [Eda Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/eda-warren)

## Cast

- [Erin O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/erin-o-brien-2) as Dorothea Danders
- [Robert Stack](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-stack) as John Paul Jones
- [Frank Latimore](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-latimore) as Richard Gale
- [John Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-crawford) as George Washington
- [Georges Rivière](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-riviere) as Russian Chamberlain
- [David Farrar](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-farrar) as John Wilkes
- [Peter Cushing](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-cushing) as Richard Pearson
- [George Rigaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-rigaud)
- [Bette Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/bette-davis) as Catherine II of Russia
- [Thomas Gomez](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-gomez) as Esek Hopkins
- [Susana Canales](https://cinepixo.com/people/susana-canales) as Marie Antoinette
- [José Nieto](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-nieto)
- [Eric Pohlmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-pohlmann) as George III of Great Britain
- [Charles Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-coburn) as Benjamin Franklin
- [Judson Laire](https://cinepixo.com/people/judson-laire) as Mr. Danders

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