Movie·1952·1h 45m
The Crimson Pirate
MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES!
Directed By
Robert Siodmak
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Roland Kibbee
Producer
Harold Hecht, Burt Lancaster
Cinematography
Otto Heller
Music
William Alwyn
Editor
Jack Harris
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
Nick Cravat
Ojo
Eva Bartok
Consuelo
Torin Thatcher
Humble Bellows
James Hayter
Prof. Prudence
Leslie Bradley
Baron Jose Gruda
Margot Grahame
Bianca
Noel Purcell
Pablo Murphy
Frederick Leister
Sebastian
Eliot Makeham
Governor
Frank Pettingell
Colonel
Dana Wynter
La Signorita
Christopher Lee
Joseph (attache)
Ewan Roberts
Claw Paw
John Chandos
Stub Ear
Derek Tansley
Patch Eye
Charles Farrell
Poison Paul
// crew
Crew
Robert Siodmak
Director
Harold Hecht
Producer
Otto Heller
Director of Photography
Burt Lancaster
Producer
William Alwyn
Original Music Composer
Roland Kibbee
Screenplay
Jack Harris
Editor
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