A pair of adopted children, one Caucasian and the other Malaysian, are separated from their parents during the 1953 flood that devastated Holland. The captain of a houseboat (Bikel) rescues the kids and takes care of them and their pets. In the end the children are reunited with their
father--but, sadly, their mother has drowned. The mother's death and some of the flood sequences may be a bit intense for very young children. Beyond this, however, THE LITTLE ARK is an outstanding family film. Bikel is wonderful as the pseudogruff boatman, and there is an enthralling animated
sequence, narrated by Bikel, that dramatizes the old Dutch legend of a maiden who gives up h...
Released:
1972
Rated:
G
Length:
100 mins