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The Crimson Pirate (27-Sep-1952)

Director: Robert Siodmak

Writer: Roland Kibbee

Music Composed by: William Alwyn

Keywords: Action/Adventure, Swashbuckling

Burt Lancaster is Capt. Vallo, having taken control of a 30-cannon British ship, with the assistance of his sidekick Ojo and a mad scientist, becomes involved in an independence movement on a Caribbean island and of course, must try to save a damsel in distress. In vivid Technicolor, this silly story is quite possibly the best pirate movie ever filmed.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Eva Bartok
Actor
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Nick Cravat
Actor
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Margot Grahame
Actor
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Burt Lancaster
Actor
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Christopher Lee
Actor
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Noel Purcell
Actor
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Torin Thatcher
Actor
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Dana Wynter
Actor
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CAST

Burt Lancaster   ...   Vallo, the Crimson Pirate
with
Nick Cravat   ...   Ojo
Eva Bartok   ...   Consuelo
Torin Thatcher   ...   Humble Bellows
James Hayter   ...   Prof. Elihu Prudence
Leslie Bradley   ...   Baron Gruda
Margot Grahame   ...   Bianca
Noel Purcell   ...   Pablo Murphy
Frederick Leister   ...   Sebastian
Eliot Makeham   ...   Governor

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