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The Crimson Pirate

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7.0/10 • 143

1952-09-271h 45m

AdventureComedy

MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES!

Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.

Directors
Robert Siodmak
Editors
Jack Harris

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Burt Lancaster

    Burt Lancaster

    Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

  2. Nick Cravat

    Nick Cravat

    Ojo

  3. Eva Bartok

    Eva Bartok

    Consuelo

  4. Torin Thatcher

    Torin Thatcher

    Humble Bellows

  5. James Hayter

    James Hayter

    Prof. Prudence

  6. Leslie Bradley

    Leslie Bradley

    Baron Jose Gruda

  7. Margot Grahame

    Margot Grahame

    Bianca

  8. Noel Purcell

    Noel Purcell

    Pablo Murphy

  9. Frederick Leister

    Frederick Leister

    Sebastian

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CinemaSerf

Sep 11, 2022

7/10

This is a great little vehicle for an almost 40 year-old Burt Lancaster to demonstrate his star quality (and not inconsiderable athleticism) alongside his long time friend and fellow acrobat Nick Cravat in this really quite enjoyable swashbuckler. The plot is all pretty routine stuff; pirate versus unpopular King, and the script probably ought not to go too near a microscope, but it isn't there to educate or inform, but to entertain - and it does. It's action packed, colourful and in the days before the computers did most of the work - a well staged, good looking film.

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  • The Crimson Pirate poster
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,850,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
cannonswordplayrevolutionprotectionpiratescientistcorrupt politicianswashbuckler18th centurysailing shipcaribbean seasea battlepirate shipcorrupt officialevil ruler