The Crimson Pirate (1952)
1h 45m | PG-13
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.
Director: Robert Siodmak
Studio: Hecht-Lancaster Productions
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Video: 720p
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
Reviews
This is a great little vehicle for an almost 40 year-old Burt Lancaster to demonstrate his star quality (and not inconsiderable athleticism) alongside his long time friend and fellow acrobat Nick Cravat in this really quite enjoyable swashbuckler. The plot is all pretty routine stuff; pirate versus unpopular King, and the script probably ought not to go too near a microscope, but it isn't there to educate or inform, but to entertain - and it does. It's action packed, colourful and in the days before the computers did most of the work - a well staged, good looking film.