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Pirates (1986) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Ceasar Awards
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
117 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Uncut
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1986 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Tunisia ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Roman Polanski

Written By:
Gérard Brach
John Brownjohn

Actors:
Walter Matthau ..... Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
Cris Campion ..... The Frog - Jean-Baptiste
Damien Thomas ..... Don Alfonso de la Torré
Olu Jacobs ..... Boomako
Ferdy Mayne ..... Captain Linares
David Kelly ..... Surgeon
Tony Peck ..... Spanish Officer (as Anthony Peck)
Anthony Dawson ..... Spanish Officer
Richard Dieux ..... Spanish Officer
Jacques Maury ..... Spanish Officer
José Santamaría ..... Master at Arms (as Jose Santamaría)
Robert Dorning ..... Commander of Marines
Luc Jamati ..... Pepito Gonzalez
Emilio Fernández ..... Angelito (as Emilio Fernandez)
Wladyslaw Komar ..... Jesus (as Wladislaw Komar in opening credits)

Synopsis:

Although the title evokes a swashbuckling adventure, Roman Polanski's Pirates turns out to be a seagoing tale with a bit of a difference. Captain Red (Walter Matthau) runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor (Cris Campion). One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ship, and kidnaps the niece of the governor of Maracaibo (Charlotte Lewis). The question is, can he keep this pace up?

The film begins with Captain Red (Walter Matthau) stranded aboard a raft at sea with his first mate, Frog (Cris Campion), both of whom are presumably close to death from dehydration. After Red, cracking under the starvation, tries to kill and eat Frog, the duo is picked up by a Spanish Galleon and are forced into slavery before instigating a shipwide mutiny with the other prisoners and taking control of the vessel. Frog falls in love with María-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde (Charlotte Lewis), the niece of the governor of a Spanish colony. Red covets the golden throne that the Spanish have taken from an Aztec king. Large amounts of explosions and gunfights occur as they recruit a crew of cutthroats to win over the gold.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 19 June, 2023.