Pirates (1986)
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Our Ship's Highly-Trained Staff Awaits You.
The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.
- Released: 1986-05-08
- Genres: Adventure, Comedy
- Runtime: 2h 4m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 322 votes
Directed by Roman Polanski.
Top cast
- Walter Matthau as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
- Cris Campion as Jean-Baptiste 'The Frog'
- Damien Thomas as Don Alfonso de la Torré
- Olu Jacobs as Boomako
- Charlotte Lewis as María-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde
- Roy Kinnear as Dutch
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Moonhead
- David Kelly as Surgeon
- Michael Elphick as Sentry
- Ferdy Mayne as Captain Linares
Where to watch Pirates
- United States: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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