Swashbuckler (1976)
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A latter-day attempt to update the swordplay success of Errol Flynn movies, this film is part burlesque, part homage to old-fashioned pirate films. James Earl Jones and Robert Shaw play Nick Debrett and Ned Lynch, two pirates who save a noblewoman, Jane Barnet (Geneviève Bujold), and take her to Jamaica. They find that their friends have been taken captive by a ruthless dictator -- Peter Boyle plays the foppish villain Lord Durant with an over-the-top swagger. Debrett and Lynch set out to rescue
Jan 1, 1976 Wide
Jan 5, 1999
MCA Universal Home Video
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Cast
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Robert Shaw
Ned Lynch -
James Earl Jones
Nick Debrett -
Peter Boyle
Lord Durant -
Geneviève Bujold
Jane Barnet -
Beau Bridges
Maj. Folly -
Anjelica Huston
Woman of Dark Visage -
Geoffrey Holder
Cudjo -
Avery Schreiber
Polonski -
Tom Clancy
Moonbeam -
Bernard Behrens
Sir James Barnet -
Dorothy Tristan
Alice -
Mark Baker
Lute Player -
Kip Niven
Willard -
Harry Basch
Banana Man -
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Jon Cedar
Pirate Gun Captain -
Diana Chesney
Landlady -
Sid Haig
Bald Pirate -
Louisa Horton
Lady Barnet -
Tom Lacy
Chaplain -
Robert Ruth
Bearded Pirate -
Alfie Wise
Sailor -
Tom Fitzsimmons
Corporal -
Manuel DePina
Barnet Servant -
Robert Morgan
Peglegged Pirate
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... just a dumb film boasting broadly bad performances by a good cast, some pleasant scenery, the pleasure of watching a real ship tossing on a real ocean ...
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