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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Simon Foy
Clayton
Graeme Gordon
Liam
Russell Nash
Alun
William Vaughan
Morgan
Ross Foley
Roach
Ruth Pagliario
Cashier
Richard Atkin
Boy in Job Centre
William Richards
Customs Officer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Julian Richards
- Writers
- Julian Richards
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Julian Richards directs. Mark Talbot-Butler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Mark Talbot-Butler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Simon Foy and Graeme Gordon and Russell Nash carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0227272 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Mark Talbot-Butler
- Runtime
- 26 min · 0h 26m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Pirates (1987)
Also by
Julian Richards
Key crew
- ProducerLance O'Connor
- EditorMark Talbot-Butler
- EditorJulian Richards
- CinematographyIan Salvage
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- video piracy
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1987-10-19· Chicago International Film Festival
