Below are some of the scenes and music (John Barry composed) from the movie version of The Dove.
I so greatly enjoyed reading about one of the greatest adventures of all time. And it’s so cool that Robin found God in the Indian Ocean, Who saved Robin through a miracle.
I do highly recommend the book and the movie; even though, the movie took way too much creative ‘license’ in the boat fire scene, which didn’t happen in real life. From an Amazon review:
While most people seem to dwell on this film’s purpose as a motion picture, it may help to think of it more as a illistrative documentary, albeit a highly fictionalized one. The drawbacks in this are that the true 1965-1970 story is too often obscured and altered, and for only cheap gains. Graham did NOT set fire to his boat; he (almost) abandoned it. He changed boats in the BVI (but that’s just too complicated for any movie). The first boat was not sold in Ecuador… and it goes on. We do see more of Patti Rattertree, such as her hitchhiking across the Outback which is not covered in the book, and how she kept herself in paying work along the way. But Graham DID shoot at the shark that ate his cat. I contend that no other movie even comes close to grasping the essence of a young man’s solo circumnavigation, a feat which is itself the stuff of legend, and of dreams.
It was cool to see more of Patti, who was delightful in the movie. Great love story — and clean! And you can see the real-life couple are still happy: flickr.com/photos…
From: Wikipedia
Robin Lee Graham (born March 5, 1949) is an American sailor. He set out to sail around the world alone as a teenager in the summer of 1965. National Geographic Magazine carried the story, and he co-wrote a book, title Dove, detailing his journey.
Graham was sixteen when he set out alone from Southern California and headed west in his 24-foot sloop. He was originally given two kittens for company, that he named Joliette and Suzette, and through his travels lost and gained several more, ultimately docking with Kili, Pooh and Piglet at the end of the journey. He married along the way and, after almost five years, sailed back into his home port in Los Angeles. He and his wife, Patti Ratterree, briefly attended Stanford University, then settled in Montana.
Graham’s book about his voyage, Dove, was published in 1972. His voyage was depicted in a film, The Dove (1974). A followup book, Home Is The Sailor, was published in 1983.
From: cruisersforum…
Robin owns a construction company and has been building custom homes in the Kalispell area for decades. He got “saved” at some point while living up there and does a lot of humanitarian related stuff as well. I think he might have become affiliated with a group called YWAM- Youth With a Mission, a christian youth mission. I think I remember reading somewhere that he DOES get out sailing once in awhile, doing yacht deliveries very occasionally.
His last book ” Home is the Sailor, Home from the Sea” gives some insight to his “life” after Dove. It was written many decades ago.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xmz9UpN5t4]The Dove(1974) – Sail the Summer Winds
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPuEkt1_V18]The Dove(1974) – Main Title
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpU_7JHV-1g]Dove Title Sequence
