The Crimson Pirate

MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES!

7.019521h 45mReleased

Adventure

Comedy

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1952-09-27

Runtime1h 45m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$1,850,000

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The Crimson Pirate (1952) Official Trailer - Burt Lancaster Swashbuckler Adventure Movie HD

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Cast & Crew

Burt Lancaster

as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

Nick Cravat

as Ojo

Eva Bartok

as Consuelo

Torin Thatcher

as Humble Bellows

James Hayter

as Prof. Prudence

Leslie Bradley

as Baron Jose Gruda

Margot Grahame

as Bianca

Noel Purcell

as Pablo Murphy

Frederick Leister

as Sebastian

Eliot Makeham

as Governor

Reviews

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 …

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