The Pirate (1948)
Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 14
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 4
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Release Date: May 20, 1948 Limited
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When Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne appeared in S. N. Behrmann's The Pirate on Broadway, there were no musical numbers whatsoever. But with Gene Kelly and Judy Garland in the leading roles of the 1948 filmization of The Pirate, the MGM production staff would have been drawn and quartered had there not been song after song. The story is merely serviceable: on a Caribbean isle in the early 19th century, sheltered young Garland comes to believe that travelling troubadour Kelly is in reality "Mack
May 20, 1948 Limited
Jul 24, 2007
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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Cast
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Lester Allen
Uncle Capucho -
Judy Garland
Manuela -
Gene Kelly
Serafin -
Jerry Bergen
Bolo -
Walter Slezak
Don Pedro Vargas -
Gladys Cooper
Aunt Inez -
Jean Dean
Casilda -
Reginald Owen
The Advocate -
Lola Deem
Isabella -
George Zucco
The Viceroy -
Mary Jo Ellis
Lizarda -
Ben Lessy
Gumbo -
Marion Murray
Eloise -
Cully Richards
Trillo -
Ellen Ross
Mercedes -
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All Critics (19) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (4) | DVD (5)
Like a warm-up to An American in Paris (1951).
...a big, splashy musical in the traditional MGM style, but it is also more baroque, more flamboyant, yet more modern in its approach than most of the studio's musicals.
...it does a lot better with its singing, dancing, and staging than it does with its acting, characterizations, and storytelling.
A fine disc of a strange film.
The Pirate takes place in some Caribbean of the mind, with lots of shadows and lace and high mantillas, and it's all about the promise of sex; the film keeps tapping into a nervous, adolescent sort of fear and desire.
Consciosuly campy, this musical was misunderstood at the time. While Cole Porter's songs lack his trademark wit, the sumpruous sets and exotic costumes compensate for the slender fable,the highlight of which is Judy's rendition of "Be a Clown."
Visually creative musical.
Brilliantly conceived box office failure with Judy and Gene.
Stylish, but overbearing musical.
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And Judy Garland. She is soooo beautiful!!! She is really great to wat and makes this whole movie. Just her facial expretions and little things like tapping her fingers on the couch really do add to the reality of her character. Cole Porter so you cant go wrong. See it.