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 ...
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Title: The Crimson Pirate (1952)
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Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
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Ojo
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Consuelo
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Humble Bellows
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Prof. Elihu Prudence
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Baron José Gruda
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Bianca
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Pablo Murphy
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Frederick Leister | ... |
Sebastian
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Governor
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Frank Pettingell | ... |
Colonel
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| Dana Wynter | ... |
La Signorita
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| Christopher Lee | ... |
Joseph - Military Attaché
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Claw Paw
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John Chandos | ... |
Stub Ear
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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 John Vogel <[email protected]>
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surprise attack | epic battle | male whipping | flintlock pistol | flintlock rifle |Taglines:
MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES! (original print ad - all caps) See more »Certificate:
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EnglishRelease Date:
27 September 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ha-Pirat Ha-Adom See more »Box Office
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$1,850,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Humble Bellows: Aye. 'Tis my modest opinion that no man can fly pirate colors who's not willing to sell his friend, his sweetheart, or his mother.
Baron Jose Gruda: Well spoken, Mr. Bellows.
Vallo: Foul spoken it is, Humble Bellows. You've turned your hand against your captain's back. Yellow was never a pirate's colour.
Slimy: Nor rescuing a fair maiden a pirate caper.
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(uncredited)
Traditional sea shanty
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Because of cost overruns on The Crimson Pirate (1952) and His Majesty O'Keefe (1954), Warner Brothers insisted that future films from Burt Lancaster be limited to $900,000. Lancaster's response was to strike a new deal with United Artists. See more »Goofs
Humble Bellows makes some grammatical errors in his use of the "thee" dialect, using the word in contexts like "thee art" or "thee canst" when it should be "thou art" or "thou canst." (He's probably not well educated.) See more »Quotes
Vallo: You've sold me Humble Bellows - and to a king's flunky!Humble Bellows: Aye. 'Tis my modest opinion that no man can fly pirate colors who's not willing to sell his friend, his sweetheart, or his mother.
Baron Jose Gruda: Well spoken, Mr. Bellows.
Vallo: Foul spoken it is, Humble Bellows. You've turned your hand against your captain's back. Yellow was never a pirate's colour.
Slimy: Nor rescuing a fair maiden a pirate caper.
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What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?(uncredited)
Traditional sea shanty
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When I was 16 my Grandpa came to town early and it was just me and him. He looked at the TV Guide and started laughing. He looked at me and said one of his favorite movies was coming on. From the moment it began I was captivated. The opening sequence sets up the rest of the film. It is a very tongue in cheek movie that keeps you laughing and enjoying every minute of it. Lancaster and Cravat are one of the great film team-ups, comes from their days in vaudeville together. The film is just a good time. I was already a horror film fan at that time and was surprised to see a young Christopher Lee in it too. My grandpa was larger than life as this film is too. Everyone who has sat and watched this film with me laughs as much as I do.