Pirate's Passage
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| Based on | Pirate's Passage by William Gilkerson |
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| Music by | Andrew Lockington |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 88 minutes |
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| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 4 January 2015 |
Pirate's Passage is a 2015 Canadian animated adventure film based on the 2006 children's book of the same name by William Gilkerson. It premiered on CBC Television on 4 January 2015.
Plot
[edit]The story is set in 1952 in the fictional community of Grey Rocks, Nova Scotia, where 12-year-old Jim faces bullying at school. His widowed mother runs a local inn, which is facing a takeover by a wealthy family. Sea captain Charles Johnson appears to assist Jim and his mother through their struggles. However, Johnson appears to be a pirate who supposedly died two centuries ago.[1][2]
The story is based on William Gilkerson's book Pirate's Passage, which won the 2006 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature.[3]
Voice Cast
[edit]- Donald Sutherland as Captain Charles Johnson
- Gage Munroe as Jim Hawkins
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Kerstin Hawkins
- Megan Follows as Meg O’Leary
- Kim Coates as Roy Moehner
- Colm Feore as Corporal Robin Hawkins
- Gordon Pinsent as Harry Freelove, The Barber
- Paul Gross as Calico Jack
- Rossif Sutherland as Klaus Moehner
- Terry Haig as Mr. Herkes
Production
[edit]Pirate's Passage was produced and written by Sutherland and Brad Peyton through Sutherland's production company Martin's River Ink and the studios of PiP Animation Services.[3][4][2]
Tandem Communications distributes the film outside of Canada.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Ahearn, Victoria (1 January 2015). "Donald Sutherland says film Pirate's Passage captures his youth in N.S." The Canadian Press. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ a b Sumanac-Johnson, Deana (2 January 2015). "Donald Sutherland's Pirate's Passage passion project". CBC News. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Sutherland's Animated Pirate Pic Begins Production". Animation Magazine. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Ng See Quan, Danielle (5 November 2013). "Donald Sutherland takes on Pirate's Passage". Playback. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (13 October 2014). "Mipcom: Donald Sutherland Spreads The Love For Tandem-Repped 'Pirate's Passage'". Variety. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
External links
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- 2015 television films
- 2015 films
- 2015 animated films
- 2010s adventure films
- 2010s animated television specials
- 2010s Canadian animated films
- 2010s English-language films
- Animated adventure films
- Animated films based on novels
- Animated films based on children's books
- Animated films set in the 1950s
- Animated films set in Canada
- Canadian adventure television films
- Canadian children's adventure films
- Canadian children's animated films
- Canadian animated television films
- CBC Television original films
- English-language Canadian films
- Films based on Canadian novels
- Films scored by Andrew Lockington
- Films set in 1952
- Films set in Nova Scotia
- Flash animated films
- Pirate films
- Television films based on books
- English-language adventure films