The Crimson Pirate

"MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES!"

1952 1h 45m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 166🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★7.1IMDB · 7,489

AdventureComedy

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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.

“MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES!”

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Cast

Burt Lancaster
Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
Nick Cravat
Ojo
Eva Bartok
Consuelo
Torin Thatcher
Humble Bellows
James Hayter
Prof. Elihu Prudence
Leslie Bradley
Baron Jose Gruda
Margot Grahame
Bianca
Noel Purcell
Pablo Murphy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Siodmak
Writers: Roland Kibbee
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Siodmak, shot by Otto Heller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by William Alwyn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jack Harris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat and Eva Bartok carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044517 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Robert Siodmak directs. Otto Heller behind the camera. William Alwyn scores. Jack Harris cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $1.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Robert Siodmak, shot by Otto Heller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by William Alwyn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jack Harris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat and Eva Bartok carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES!".
8IMDB entry: tt0044517 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "cannon", "swordplay", "revolution", "protection".

The technical file

Cinematography: Otto Heller
Original score: William Alwyn
Editing: Jack Harris
Costume design: Margaret Furse
Makeup / hair: Tony Sforzini
Stunt coordinator: Allen Pomeroy
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,850,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.1/10 · 7,489 votes
MPAA: Approved

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CinemaSerf2022-09-11
★ 7/10
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.

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