Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)

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The thunder of their plundering shook the earth, the seas, the sky!

Honest Robert Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.

• Released: 1952-12-24
• Genres: Adventure
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 53 votes

Directed by Raoul Walsh.

Top cast

• Robert Newton as Blackbeard
• Linda Darnell as Edwina Mansfield
• William Bendix as Ben Worley
• Keith Andes as Robert Maynard
• Torin Thatcher as Sir Henry Morgan
• Irene Ryan as Alvina, a lady in waiting
• Alan Mowbray as Noll
• Richard Egan as Briggs
• Skelton Knaggs as Gilly
• Dick Wessel as Dutchman

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Blackbeard, the Pirate

• United States: stream on Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV, FlixHouse, Fawesome; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• India: stream on Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV
• Canada: stream on Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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