The film is a travelogue of sorts and the producers filmed on location throughout the world. Filming locations include: Cape Town, South Africa; Darwin, Northern Territory, Fremantle, Western Australia; Ecuador; Fiji; Los Angeles, California; Lourenço Marques, Mozambique; Panama Canal, Panama; South Africa; and Suva, Fiji.
Others liked the film. Film critics Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, who reviewed the film much later after the film's release on their website Spirituality and Practice, appreciated the film and its message, and wrote, "Producer Gregory Peck was perceptive when he decided to make a film based on the true life on the youngest person to circumnavigate the world alone...Graham's exploits and his accompanying struggle to sort out his feelings about himself and his loyalties to family and girlfriend are fascinating and provocative."
The staff at Variety magazine said, "...an odyssey which provides nautical chills and thrills (as well as breathtaking scenics) aplenty...Pic really takes off when he meets the girl (played with gauche hesitation at first, but then with beauty and considerable charm by Deborah Raffin) ...Their yes-no yes-no-yes affair is nicely handled."
As he travels around the globe, Graham experiences many adventures on the sea and land as he grows from a teenager to a young adult. Yet Graham finds the trip a very lonely experience, especially when the wind dies on him on the high seas. At one point he badly wants to quit the voyage but Patti (now his new wife) and his father talk him out of it. At the end of the film Graham sails into Los Angeles with crowds welcoming him home.
The film tells of real-life Robin Lee Graham (Joseph Bottoms), a 16-year-old boy who sets out in a 24-foot sloop and is determined to be the youngest person to circumnavigate the world. He's planned the long trip with his sailor father Lyle Graham (John McLiam) for years.
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