Directed by:
Robert SiodmakScreenplay:
Roland KibbeeCinematography:
Otto HellerComposer:
William AlwynCast:
Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Torin Thatcher, Leslie Bradley, Margot Grahame, Dana Wynter, Christopher Lee, Ewan Roberts, Charles Horvath (more)VOD (1)
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A tongue-in-cheek adventure spoof, set in the late 18th century, of swashbuckling pirates. Burt Lancaster is the captain who takes over royal ships on the high seas by having his crew feign death by scurvy. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Burt Lancaster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384699_2ca976.png)
Burt Lancaster
USA
Best movies:
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
1900 (1976)
![Nick Cravat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948608_1aad90.jpg)
Nick Cravat
USA
Best movies:
Airport (1970)
Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
Valdez Is Coming (1971)
![Eva Bartok](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/697/164697708_116aa2.jpg)
Eva Bartok
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
The Doctor of Stalingrad (1958)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
![Torin Thatcher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000198_537415.jpg)
Torin Thatcher
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Great Expectations (1946)
Band of Angels (1957)
Leslie Bradley
UK
Best movies:
Prince of Foxes (1949)
36 Hours (1965)
Anna Karenina (1948)
![Margot Grahame](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/776/157776634_9808f7.jpg)
Margot Grahame
UK
Best movies:
The Informer (1935)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Forever Amber (1947)
![Dana Wynter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455608_892953.jpg)
Dana Wynter
German Empire
Best movies:
Airport (1970)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
![Christopher Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267405_f0cfe9.jpg)
Christopher Lee
UK
Best movies:
Ewan Roberts
UK
Best movies:
The Internecine Project (1974)
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
![Charles Horvath](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/933/159933897_aa8154.jpg)
Charles Horvath
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Spartacus (1960)
![James Hayter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/353/160353602_183809.jpg)
James Hayter
India
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Night and the City (1950)
The Fallen Idol (1948)
Enzo Giobbe
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Parasomnia (2008)
![Eliot Makeham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/648/161648031_4bf758.jpg)
Eliot Makeham
UK
Best movies:
Night and the City (1950)
The Citadel (1938)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
![Frank Pettingell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477799_4e484a.jpg)
Frank Pettingell
UK
Best movies:
Becket (1964)
The Magic Box (1951)
Gaslight (1940)
![Noel Purcell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477840_7a9a0f.jpg)
Noel Purcell
UK
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Moby Dick (1956)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
![Derek Tansley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/529/161529859_39f7f7.jpg)
Derek Tansley
UK
Best movies:
The Servant (1963)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Knights of the Round Table (1953)
![Dennis Wyndham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/560/161560682_95f213.jpg)
Dennis Wyndham
South Africa
Best movies:
Oliver Twist (1948)
They Met in the Dark (1943)
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
John Chandos
UK
Best movies:
Man with a Million (1954)
Spitfire (1942)
The Invaders (1941)
Barry Lowe
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Cash on Demand (1961)