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The Buccaneer (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
118 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1958 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Anthony Quinn

Written By:
Harold Lamb
C. Gardner Sullivan

Actors:
Yul Brynner ..... Jean Lafitte
Claire Bloom ..... Bonnie Brown
Charles Boyer ..... Dominique You
Inger Stevens ..... Annette Claiborne
Henry Hull ..... Ezra Peavey
E.G. Marshall ..... Gov. William Claiborne
Charlton Heston ..... Gen. Andrew Jackson
Lorne Greene ..... Mercier
Ted de Corsia ..... Capt. Rumbo
Douglass Dumbrille ..... Collector of the Port
Robert F. Simon ..... Capt. Brown
Sir Lancelot ..... Scipio
Fran Jeffries ..... Cariba - Mawbee Girl
John Dierkes ..... Deacon
Ken Miller ..... Young Sentry

Synopsis:

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but it's inhabited by the last big buccaneer: Jean Lafitte. Although Lafitte never attacks American ships, the governor hates him for selling merchandise without taxes - and is loved by the citizens for the same reason. When the big fight gets nearer, Lafitte is drawn between the fronts. His heart belongs to America, but his people urge him to join the party that's more likely to win.

When Cecil B. DeMille was set to direct a re-make of his 1938 swashbuckler The Buccaneer and suddenly became ill, his son-in-law, Anthony Quinn, jumped into DeMille's jodhpurs. In this version, Yul Brynner plays the starring role of debonair pirate Jean Lafitte, who is contacted by General Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) to come to the aid of the United States when the British attack New Orleans during the War of 1812. Lafitte immediately falls in love with Annette Claiborne (Inger Stevens), the daughter of William Claiborne (E.G. Marshall), the first governor of Louisiana.

The Buccaneer is a 1958 War film, made by Paramount Pictures like the 1938 version and shot in Technicolor and VistaVision. It takes place during the War of 1812, and tells a heavily fictionalized version of how the pirate Jean Lafitte helped in the Battle of New Orleans and how he had to choose between fighting for America or for the side most likely to win, Great Britain.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 20 July, 2011.

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