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The Buccaneer (1958)

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Release Date: Dec 1, 1958 Wide

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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),

Unrated, 2 hr. 1 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance

Directed By: Anthony Quinn

Written By: Jesse Lasky, Bernice Mosk

In Theaters: Dec 1, 1958 Wide

On DVD: Jun 10, 1991

Cast

Yul Brynner
Jean Lafitte
Charlton Heston
Gen. Andrew Jackson
Claire Bloom
Bonnie Brown
Charles Boyer
Dominique You
Inger Stevens
Annette Claiborne
Henry Hull
Ezra Peavey
E.G. Marshall
Gov. Claiborne
Lorne Greene
Mercier
Ted de Corsia
Capt. Rumbo
Douglas Dumbrille
Collector of Port
Robert F. Simon
Capt. Brown
Sir Lancelot
Scipio
Fran Jeffries
Cariba
John Dierkes
Deacon
George Mathews
Pyke
Leslie E. Bradley
Capt. McWilliams
Bruce Gordon
Gramby
Barry Kelley
Commodore Patterson
Robert Warwick
Capt. Lockyer
Steven Marlo
Beluche
James Todd
Whipple
Jerry Hartleben
Miggs
Onslow Stevens
Customs Inspector
Theodora Davitt
Marie Claiborne
Iris Adrian
Wench
James Seay
Creole Officer
Reginald Sheffield
Tripes
Alden 'Stephen' Chase
Col. Butler
Julia Faye
Woman
Woody Strode
Soldier
Paul Newlan
Capt. Flint
Norma Varden
Mme. Hilaire
John Hubbard
Dragoon Captain
Brad Johnson
Rocket Officer
Harry Shannon
Captain Corinthian
Henry Brandon
Major
Manuel Rojas
Orlando Corona
Syl Lamont
Lobo
Paul Wexler
Horse-Face
Kathleen Freeman
Tina
Mimi Gibson
Little Girl
Leonard Graves
Chighizola
Raymond Greenleaf
Junior Senator
Frederick Ledebur
Capt. Bart
Judd Holdren
Major Reed
Robin Hughes
Lt. Rogers
Jack Kruschen
Hans
Harlan Warde
Naval Aide
Charles Meredith
Senior Senator
Mike Mazurki
Tarsus
Alberto Morin
Major Latour
Chester Jones
Cato
Mickey Finn
Pirate
Jack Pennick
Pirate
Majel Barrett
Peter Coe
Ashley Cowan
Fred Kohler Jr.
Ken Miller
Sentry
Thayer Roberts
Paul Salata
Carl Saxe
Mme. Sul Te Wan
Ken Terrell
Robert Carson
Walter Kray
Donald McLean
Roger Creed
Phil Marco

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This wasn't a great pirate movie but it was ok. Not much swashbuckling as we've seen since (and before), probably since it is based on a true story and the producers were trying to keep it real.

July 27, 2007

Alexander Morgan

Hmmm, an action adventure pirate movie set during the war with the British of 1812 with Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner and Charles Boyer, hmmm, I'm there!. . .

June 5, 2007

Jay Maultsby

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