Jonathan Livingston Seagull (film) to recognize ourselves in a seagull obsessed with the heights". The film was nominated for the 1973 Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (Jack Couffer) and Best Film Editing (Frank P. Keller and James Galloway). The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The film was the subject of three lawsuits that were filed around the time of the film's release. Author Richard Bach sued Paramount Pictures before the film's release for having too many discrepancies between the film and the book. The judge ordered the studio to make some rewrites before it was released. Director Bartlett had
HMS Seagull (1805) On 19 June 1808, off the Naze of Norway in the vicinity of the port of Kristiansand, "Seagull" chased the Dano-Norwegian brig "Lougen", which was armed with 18 short 18-pounder guns and two long 6-pounder guns. "Lougen", under the command of 1st Lieutenant Peter Frederik Wulff (1774-1842), tried to stand off "Seagull" to take advantage of the longer range of her 18-pounders relative to the range of "Seagull"s 24-pounder carronades. The chase brought both vessels close in shore where the breeze was lessening to a near calm. "Seagull" tried to get between "Lougen" and the shore to prevent the Dane