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were often British or French or Spanish, the skull-and-crossbones lifestyle mostly took place
in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico and off the eastern coast of America.
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'Pirates of The Caribbean' Page
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'Pirates of The Americas' Page at Spirit of America Bookstore | |
'Pirate Cove' posters category at AllPosters.com
3-ft by 5-ft skull & bones pirate flag at Amazon.com for $8.99
Music & Video Collections
"Crimson Pirate: Swashbucklers of the Silver Screen" [music compilation]
Silva America soundtrack CD [9/97] out of stock/used
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"Pirates of The Golden Age Collection" [2007]
Universal color DVD box set [5/2007] 2 disks for $19.99 includes "Against All Flags" [1952] {see below}; "Buccaneer's Girl" [1950] starring Yvonne De Carlo & Philip Friend; "Double Crossbones" [1951] {see below}; and "Yankee Buccaneer" [1952] starring Jeff Chandler & Scott Brady |
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The Ultimate Pirate Collection [2006]
Mill Creek DVD [6/2006] 4 disks for $12.99 includes "The Black Pirate" [1926 silent] starring Douglas Fairbanks; "Corsair" [1931] starring Chester Morris & Thelma Todd; "Law of the Sea" [1931] starring William Farnum; "The Mutiny on the Elsinore" [1937] based on the 1914 Jack London novel; "The Last Adventurers" [1937]; "Jamaica Inn" [1939] directed by Alfred Hitchcock; "Captain Kidd" [1945] starring starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott & Gilbert Roland; "Mutiny" [1952] directed by Edward Dmytryk; "Sea Devils" [1953] directed by Raoul Walsh; "Long John Silver's Return To Treasure Island" [1954] starring Robert Newton; 14 episodes of the 1955 "Adventures of Long John Silver" TV series starring Robert Newton; "Hell Ship Mutiny" [1957] starring Jon Hall, John Carradine & Peter Lorre; "La Regina delle Amazzoni" [1960]; and "Legend of the Sea Wolf" [1975] starring Chuck Connors, based on the 1904 Jack London novel |
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"The Pirates of The Silver Screen Collection" [2006]
Passport DVD [5/2006] 5 disks for $17.99 includes "Shanghaied [1915 silent short] starring Charlie Chaplin & Edna Purviance; "Captain Kidd's Kids" [1919 silent short] starring Harold Lloyd & Bebe Daniels; "The Love Nest" [1923 silent short] with Buster Keaton; Our Gang comedy "The Buccaneers" [1924 silent short]; "The Black Pirate" [1926 silent] starring Douglas Fairbanks; "The Dancing Pirate" [1936] starring Charles Collins, Frank Morgan & Rita Hayworth; "Captain Kidd" [1945] starring starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott & Gilbert Roland; "Long John Silver's Return To Treasure Island" [1954] starring Robert Newton; 12 episodes of the 1955 "Adventures of Long John Silver" TV series starring Robert Newton; "Treasure Island" [1960 CBS tv show] starring Hugh Griffith & Boris Karloff |
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Legendary Pirate Movies DVD [2003]
BFS Ent 3-movie DVD [1/2003] for $5.98 includes "Captain Kidd" [1945] starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott & Gilbert Roland; "The Son Of Monte Cristo" [1940] starring Louis Hayward & Joan Bennett; & "Long John Silver's Return To Treasure Island" [1954] starring Robert Newton |
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"Fortunes of Captain Blood" and "Captain Pirate"
"Fortunes" is a sequel to Errol Flynn's "Captain Blood", and "Captain Pirate" is a color remake (script by two of the same writers). Sony DVD [6/2006] 2 disks for $17.99 "Fortunes of Captain Blood" [Columbia May 1950]: Directed by Gordon Douglas; starring Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya & Dona Drake; full credits at IMDb "Captain Pirate" [Columbia Aug 1952]: Directed by Ralph Murphy; starring Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, John Sutton, Charles Irwin & George Givot; full credits at IMDb |
"The Pirates of the Caribbean" Movies
"Treasure Island"
1934 "Treasure Island" [M.G.M. Aug 1934]
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Directed by Victor Fleming; based on the R.L.S. novel {above}; starring Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lionel Barrymore, Otto Kruger, Lewis Stone, Nigel Bruce & Charles 'Chic' Sale
Warner color VHS [11/89] for $19.99 full credits from IMDb |
1950s "Treasure Island"
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Walt Disney's "Treasure Island" [July 1950]
Directed by Byron Haskin; based on the R.L.S. novel {above}; starring Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney, Walter Fitzgerald, Denis O'Dea. Finlay Currie, Geoffrey Keen & Geoffrey Wilkinson Disney color VHS [3/97] for $19.99 Disney color DVD [3/97] for $19.99 full credits from IMDb |
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"Long John Silver: Return To Treasure Island" [TI/DCA Dec 1954 Cinemascope sequel] Directed by Byron Haskin; starring Robert Newton, Kit Taylor, Lloyd Berrell & Rod Taylor VCI color CinemaScope DVD [6/2006] for $9.99 BFS Ent 3-movie DVD [1/2003] for $5.98 Marengo 2-movie DVD [2/2001] for $13.98 Direct Source color VHS [6/99] for $3.99 Celebrity color VHS [1/87] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb |
"Return To Treasure Island"
[United Artists June 1954]
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A girl finds a treasure map and gets help from a hunky beach boy to fend off Capt. Flint, Long John Silver, and their gang of modern pirates.
Written & produced by Jack Pollexfen & Aubrey Wisberg; directed by Ewald André Dupont; starring Tab Hunter, Dawn Addams, Porter Hall, James Seay, Harry Lauter, William Cottrell, Lane Chandler, Henry Rowland, Dayton Lummis & Robert Long (as Long John Silver}
video/DVD not available; full credits from IMDb |
"Treasure Island" [National General Oct 1972]
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Directed by John Hough; based on the R.L.S. novel {above}; co-written by Wolf Mankowitz; co-written by & starring Orson Welles [1915-85] {as Long John Silver}; also starring Kim Burfield, Walter Slezak, Rik Battaglia, [blacklistee] Lionel Stander, Ángel del Pozo, Jean Lefebvre & Maria Rohm
Warner color VHS [9/98] out of prodn/rare full credits from IMDb |
"Muppet Treasure Island" [Disney Dec 1996]
animated "Treasure Island" feature [Italy 1997]
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Directed by Dino Athanassiou
Image Ent. color DVD [6/99] for $22.49 full credits from IMDb |
"Abbott & Costello Meet Captain Kidd"
[Warner Brothers Dec 1952]
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, Hillary Brooke & Leif Erickson
video not available;
full credits from IMDb
"Against All Flags"
[Universal Dec 1952]
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A British officer goes undercover to infiltrate the pirate 'republic' of Madagascar; sparks fly when he meets lovely pirate captain Spitfire Stevens. Directed by George Sherman; starring Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara & Anthony Quinn
Specialty Video VHS [8/89] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb |
"The Black Pirate"
[Elton Corp. March 1926 silent]
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A nobleman infiltrates a pirate band to avenge the death of his father. Directed by Albert Parker; produced & co-written by & starring Douglas Fairbanks; also starring Billie Dove & Donald Crisp; listed in the National Film Registry 1993 {NOTE: filmed in 2-strip color}
Image Ent. color DVD [8/99] for $26.96 Kino Video color VHS [6/96] for $24.95 full credits from IMDb 11"x17" movie poster available at AllPosters.com |
"The Black Swan" [Fox Dec 1942]
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Notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, and one of his former allies kidnaps the daughter of the previous governor and starts a rebellion.
Directed by Henry King; script by Ben Hecht & Seton I. Miller, based on the 1932 Rafael Sabatini novel; starring Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, Thomas Mitchell, George Sanders, Anthony Quinn & George Zucco; won Oscar for Best Cinematography
Fox color VHS [2/96] for $19.98 full credits from IMDb |
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"The Black Swan" novel [1932] by Raphael Sabatini [1875-1950] House of Stratus pb [7/2001] for $9.95 Amereon 9¼x6 hardcover [6/95] for $26.95 |
"Blackbeard The Pirate"
[R.K.O. Dec 1952]
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Edward Maynard goes undercover as ship's surgeon to a former Blackbeard henchman and finds that Blackbeard, while governor of Jamaica, is still an active pirate, and that a seeming 'damsel in distress' aboard ship is more than meets the eye. Directed by Raoul Walsh; starring Keith Andes, Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix, Irene Ryan, Alan Mowbray & Richard Egan
Madacy color VHS [9/97] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
"The Buccaneer"
During the war of 1812, Britain tries to persuade pirate Jean Lafitte to join them against
American interests in Louisiana; based on the 1930 novel "Lafitte the Pirate" by Lyle Saxon
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Paramount Jan 1938 release
Co-produced & directed by Cecil B. DeMille; starring Fredric March, Akim Tamiroff, Walter Brennan & Spring Byington video/DVD not available; full credits from IMDb Paramount Dec 1958 remake
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"Captain Blood" [Warner Bros. Dec 1935]
"Captain Kidd" [United Artists Nov 1945]
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Fictional tale of a pirate who tricks the king into letting him 'escort' a treasure ship from India. Directed by Rowland V. Lee; starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland, Sheldon Leonard, William Farnum & Reginald Owen
Gotham b&w DVD [6/2002] for $7.98 BFS Ent 3-movie DVD [1/2003] for $9.98 Marengo 2-movie DVD [2/2001] for $13.98 Roan Group b&w VHS [9/2001] for $6.98 Roan Group b&w VHS [9/2001] for $9.95 full credits from IMDb |
"The Crimson Pirate"
[Warner Bros. Sept 1952]
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Lighhearted intrigue & acrobatics in the Caribbean - in marvelous Technicolor.
Directed by Robert Siodmak; starring Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Torin Thatcher & James Hayter Warner color VHS [3/95] for $14.95 Warner color DVD [7/2002] for $14.99 full credits from IMDb |
"Cutthroat Island" [M.G.M. Dec 1995]
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A dying pirate gives his daughter his ship & crew and one-third of a treasure map. She must prove herself as leader to the crew while chasing down the other two pieces of the map.
Directed by Renny Harlin; starring Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin & Harris Yulin Live/Artisan widescreen color DVD [10/2001] for $9.98 Live/Artisan color VHS [9/96] out of stock/used Silva Screen soundtrack CD [5/98] for $27.99 full credits from IMDb |
"Double Crossbones" [Universal April 1951]
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Technicolor musical about a pirate-by-mistake who sings & dances his way out of trouble and into the heart of a comely aristocrat. Starring Donald O'Connor, Helena Carter, John Emery, Hope Emerson, Charles McGraw, Robert Barrat & Will Geer
video not available; full credits from IMDb |
"Hook" [Amblin/TriStar Dec 1991]
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Capt. Hook kidnaps the children of now-adult Peter Pan, who returns to Neverland and reunites with Tinkerbell and the Lost Boys to challenge Hook & Smee.
Directed by Steven Spielberg; based on works by James M. Barrie; starring Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, Maggie Smith & Gwyneth Paltrow
Columbia/TriStar color VHS [5/2001] for $9.95 Col/TriStar widescreen DVD [5/2001] for $16.99 Sony soundtrack CD [11/91] for $9.98 full credits from IMDb color 11"x17" poster {as above} from Amazon for $9.99 11"x17" black 'Hook' poster from Amazon for $9.99 |
"Last of the Buccaneers" [Columbia Oct 1950]
Adventures of pirate Jean Lafitte after he helped save New Orleans during the War of 1812.
Starring Paul Henreid, Jack Oakie, Karin Booth, Mary Anderson & John Dehner
video not available;
full credits from IMDb
"The Pirate" [M.G.M. May 1948 musical]
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An unhappily-engaged girl dreams of the pirate Macoco; a traveling singer falls for her and poses as the pirate. Directed by Vincente Minnelli; starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, George Zucco & The Nicholas Brothers
Warner color VHS [5/90] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb |
"Pirates" [Cannon Feb 1986]
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Aging pirate Captain Red is captured by the Spanish, incites the crew to mutiny, and kidnaps the daughter of the governor – pretty lame & not very funny, actually
Directed by Roman Polanski, starring Walter Matthau; nominated for Oscar & won César Award for Best Costumes category
Artisan color VHS [9/88] out of stock/used USA Home Video color VHS [1986] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb |
"The Pirates of Penzance"
[Universal Feb 1983]
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A nobleman's son was apprenticed by mistake to the Pirate King of Penzance; his term of indenture is now over, and he sets out to redeem himself and arrest the pirate band. Adapted & directed by Wilford Leach, from the 1879 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan; starring Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Rex Smith, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, David Hatton, Louise Gold & Teresa Codling
M.C.A. color VHS [3/92] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb video of the 1980 stage performance in New York's Central Park, starring Kline & Ronstadt Kultur Video color DVD [10/2002] for $18.99 |
"Pirates of Tortuga" [Fox Oct 1961]
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Handsome Captain Bart is asked by the British Admiralty to go after pirate terror Henry Morgan; his mission is complicated by a stowaway actress. Directed by Robert D. Webb; starring Ken Scott, Letícia Román, Dave King & Robert Stephens
Fox widescreen color DVD [4/2004] for $7.97 full credits from IMDb |
"The Princess and The Pirate"
[R.K.O./Goldwyn Nov 1944]
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Hope, as hapless Sylvester the Great, rescues a princess from pirates.
Directed by David Butler; starring Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan, Walter Slezak & Victor McLaglen
M.G.M. color DVD [5/2005] for $12.99 H.B.O. color VHS [7/94] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb |
"The Sea Hawk"
[Warner Bros. July 1940]
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A dashing British pirate attacks Spanish ships; he captures a beautiful Spanish princess and is later captured by the Spanish.
Directed by Michael Curtiz; written by Howard Koch & Seton I. Miller, based on the 1922 Raphael Sabatini novel; starring Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Flora Robson, Alan Hale, Henry Daniell & Gilbert Roland
Warner color DVD [4/2005] for $13.99 Warner color VHS [7/91] out of stock/used Varese filmscore by Korngold CD [10/90] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb |
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"The Sea-Hawk" novel [1915] by Raphael Sabatini [1875-1950] House of Stratus pb [7/2001] for $9.95 W.W. Norton 8½x5¾ pb [7/2002] for $11.16 Wildside Press hardcover [5/2002] for $29.95 Tantor Media UNABR audio CD [6/2002] for $30.24 |
"Swashbuckler" [Universal July 1976]
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The story is background to the rollicking stunts & swordplay.
Starring Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Geneviève Bujold, Beau Bridges, Geoffrey Holder, Avery Schreiber & Anjelica Huston Universal widescreen color DVD [1/99] for $10.99 Universal color VHS [4/95] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb |
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novelization [1976] by D.R. Bensen, based on the screenplay by Jeffrey Bloom, from a story by Paul Wheeler Bantam pb [1976] out of print/used |
"Yellowbeard" [Hemdale/Orion June 1983]
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A pirate comedy with Monty Python members and Cheech & Chong! British authorities allow pirate Yellowbeard to escape prison, hoping that he will lead them to his treasure trove.
Starring Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Peter Cook, Marty Feldman, Martin Hewitt, Michael Hordern, Eric Idle, Madeline Kahn, James Mason, John Cleese, Susannah York & Kenneth Mars M.G.M. widescreen color DVD [6/2006] for $9.99 M.G.M. color VHS [1/2001] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
Documentary Films
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"Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler" [Kinetic 1975]
90-minute documentary, plus "The Three Musketeers" [1921 silent] & sequel "The Iron Mask" [1929: sound added] Delta 2-sided DVD [11/2005] for $9.99 full credits at IMDb |
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"Errol Flynn: Portrait of A Swashbuckler" [1992]
White Star DVD [7/2005] for $17.99 no entry at IMDb |
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"Pirates: Dead Men Tell Their Tales" [2005]
Delta color DVD [6/2006] for $6.99 no listing on IMDb; disk also includes "Captain Kidd" [1945] starring Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott & Gilbert Roland, and "Long John Silver's Return To Treasure Island" [1954] starring Robert Newton |
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"Real Pirates of The Caribbean" [A&E Biography 2005]
Highland Ent. color DVD [7/2006] for $12.99 no listing on IMDb |
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National Geographic's "Blackbeard: Terror At Sea" [B.B.C./National Geographic special 2006] National Geographic widescreen color DVD [7/2006] for $14.99 full credits at IMDb "Blackbeard: The Real Pirate of The Caribbean" [2006] companion book by Dan Perry Thunder's Mouth Press pb [6/2006] for $15.57 |
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