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The Crimson Pirate (1952)

The Crimson Pirate poster
Directed by
Robert Siodmak
Genre
comedy film, swashbuckler film, pirate film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 160 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A pirate captain and his mute sidekick get caught up in a rebellion against a tyrannical governor. Plenty of acrobatics and slapstick humor keep the action fun.

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What happens

The Crimson Pirate is a 1952 Technicolor swashbuckler comedy-adventure film produced by Norman Deming and Harold Hecht, directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Leslie Bradley, Torin Thatcher and James Hayter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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