The Man Without a Country

The Man Without a Country (1973)

At his court-martial, an American Army officer renounces his country. For his punishment he is ordered to spend the rest of his life on a ship that sails all over the world, but he will never be allowed to set foot on his country's soil, nor come within sight of it, nor be allowed to know anything about the country.

Date of release
1973-04-24
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, History, TV Movie
Director
Delbert Mann

Casting

Interesting facts

The Man Without a Country is a 1973 American made-for-television drama film based on the 1863 short story "The Man Without a Country" by Edward Everett Hale.

Production

Producer Norman Rosemont spent three years trying to raise financing. He spent $16,000 of his own money to prepare a visual presentation of the film and arranged for a script for be written by Sidney Carroll. During the course of research he discovered that the book was not based on a true story although it was inspired by the Aaron Burr conspiracy.

He eventually succeeded in getting sponsorship from Eastman Kodak.

"Casting was so essential," said Rosemont. "We had to find an actor who could age 60 years on screen. The makeup was the easiest. Making him look young was the hardest."

Rosemont approached Cliff Robertson, although the actor had not done television for years. "But when he saw our research it turned him on." he said. "It's a dream part for an actor." Cliff Robertson signed to make the film in August 1972 and filming began in September. "We had to change our schedule to fit Cliff's," said Rosemont. "It cost me a lot of money but it was worth it."

Filming took place in Mystic, Connecticut, Newport, Rhode Island and Fort Niagara, New York.

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