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Cape Cod National Seashore to Host Classic Maritime Films |
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Remaining movies for our Classic Maritime Movie Series |
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Date: December 13, 2007 |
Contact: Brent Ellis, Park Ranger, 508 255 3421 |
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Duck in out of the winter weather and into the comfort of the newly-appointed and designed |
theater at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham to enjoy free, classic movies this winter. |
Great feature films from the past will be shown on Sundays at 1:00 PM from January 6 through|
February 10. The sea has always exerted a heavy influence on the lives of Cape Codders, and|
these films depict strong relationships between people and the sea. All of the films are |
noted for their content and theatrical merit. |
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January 27: The Old Man and the Sea - This 1958 film is true to Ernest Hemingway’s 1952 |
novella, which was his last work of fiction. It tells the story of a Cuban fisherman, |
Santiago, far out in the Gulf Stream, who hooks a giant marlin and battles sharks and the |
sea to bring his trophy home. Symbols of humankind, religion, pride, and a hero facing his |
own defeat, are present throughout this adventure on the sea. |
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February 3: Captains Courageous - Based on the Rudyard Kipling novel, this movie tells the |
story of a rich brat, Harvey Cheyne, who falls overboard from an ocean liner and is rescued |
by a Portuguese fishing boat. Harvey initially views his 3-month voyage as an unscheduled |
cab ride. Eventually, he develops a deep friendship with the crew and an unheralded work |
ethic. The boy’s final bond requires that the seaman all meet with watery disaster. |
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February 10: PT 109 - This film dramatizes President John F. Kennedy’s World War II |
experiences in which he captained a PT boat which was sunk by a Japanese destroyer. It |
tells the story of his courageous efforts to save his crew, find food and shelter, and |
search for rescue. In his later life as United States Senator and President of the United |
States, Kennedy established Cape Cod National Seashore. |
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Salt Pond Visitor Center is located at Route 6 and Nauset Road in Eastham. The center is |
open daily except Christmas from 9 AM to 4:30 PM. Facilities include an outstanding museum |
containing exhibits and artifacts; orientation films shown regularly throughout the day; a |
bookstore with books, maps, puzzles, games and other interpretive items; and staff and |
volunteers to assist with trip planning. For more information about these films and other |
programs offered by the National Park Service at Cape Cod National Seashore, call |
508-255-3421, or go to the seashore’s website, www.nps.gov/caco. |
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Suzanne Haley
South District Interpreter
Cape Cod National Seashore
ph. 508-255-3421, ext 15
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