

One of the best movie portrayals of Capt. Wonderful adventure movie, based on the Sabatini book of the same title. : Pirates search for buried treasure in a Central American Townīlack Swan, The – 1942, Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara, Anthony Quinn. Especially watch secondary characters.īlackie the Pirate – 1971, (aka Il Corsaro Nero Italian), George Martin, Terrence Hill, Silva Manti: Pirates going after Spanish gold.īlack Pirates, The – 1954, Lon Chaney Jr. Billy Dove: A nobleman vows to avenge his father’s death at the hands of pirates. Star is a famed Italian fencing champion!īlack Pirate, The – 1926 (silent), Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. (on DVD in the Universal Franchise Collection entitled Pirates of the Golden Age Movie Collection)Īnne of the Indies – 1951, Jean Peters, Louis Jordan, Debra Paget: Don’t even think this is based on the historical Anne Bonny, but it is a fun movie.īlack Corsair,The – 1938 (aka Il Corsaro Nero Italian)Ciro Verratti, Silvana Jachino: A soldier turns pirate to avenge his honor. 2001, but it is being redrawn and redubbed in English, so we might get to see it yet! Universal Pictures owns the rights.Īvventure di Mary Read, Le – 1961, (Italian) (aka Queen of the Seas) Lisa Gastoni, Jerome Courtland, Walter Barnes, Agostine SalvettiĪgainst All Flags – 1953, Errol Flynn, Maureen O’Hara, Anthony Quinn: King’s spy infiltrates pirate colony in Madagascar. The movie was released in Germany in Oct. There are various made up characters involved as well, who are after the three boys. Anne Bonny plays a good pirate, Blackbeard plays a bad one. Kidd – 1952, (comedy, musical), Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton.Ībrafaxe – Unter schwarzer Flagge, Die – 2001(German, animated), Nena Kerner: About three boys who find a a piece of Aztec gold in a museum and are transported to Tortuga. The Pirate’s Hold Movie List – even gives places where to buy each movie where known, and what formats it is available in.įilms of the Sea – list of sea movies, with details, and even the names of ships used in the movie.Ībbott & Costello Meet Capt. Ask for this title at your friendly cinema theme book shop. by McFarland & Company, hardcover 228 pages. PIRATES & SEAFARING SWASHBUCKLERS ON THE HOLLYWOOD SCREENīy James Robert Parish, pub.

Movies Unlimited (SOURCES FOR MOVIE POSTERS: Most pirate movies will be found under the “1000 AD to 1776″, “Napoleonic”, and “Errol Flynn” sections.Ĭritic’s Choice Video(Deep Discount DVD’s () Have fun!!īelle & Blade Home Video(A very complete collection of swashbuckling, historical and military movies. Internet Movie Database () – lists many of the movies given below, often with detailed credits, production notes and plot summaries. By far, this is not a complete list of pirate movies. Whereas the leading character is restricted by his (or her) role, the secondary characters have more leeway to act the part of a picturesque pirate. For ideas on pirate personas, carefully watch the secondary characters in many of these movies.

These films are recommended for various reasons, from excellent quality, to “all out fun”.
