---
title: 'The Cay (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Patrick Garland'
released: '1974-01-01'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cay-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246477/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cay (1974)

1974 · United States


## Synopsis

The Cay is a 1974 American adventure television film directed by Patrick Garland and written by Russell Thacher, based on the 1969 novel by Theodore Taylor. It stars James Earl Jones, Alfred Lutter, and Gretchen Corbett, and premiered on NBC on October 21, 1974.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Patrick Garland](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-garland)
- **Screenplay:** [Russell Thacher](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-thacher)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carl Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-davis)
- **Producer:** [Walter Seltzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-seltzer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rosalío Solano](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalio-solano)

## Cast

- [James Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-earl-jones)
- [Gretchen Corbett](https://cinepixo.com/people/gretchen-corbett)
- [Alfred Lutter](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-lutter)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cay-1974
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