The Crimson Pirate (1952)

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MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES!

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.

• Released: 1952-09-27
• Genres: Adventure, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 165 votes

Directed by Robert Siodmak.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Crimson Pirate

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, TCM; watch free on Hoopla; 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: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

Movies like The Crimson Pirate

If you enjoyed The Crimson Pirate, these movies have a similar feel:

• Swashbuckler (1976)
• Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
• Pirates (1986)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
• Treasure Island (1950)
• Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999)
• Last Knights (2015)
• Hornblower: Mutiny (2001)
• The Vikings (1958)

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