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Sandokan the Great (1963)

Sandokan the Great poster
Original title
Sandokan, la tigre di Mompracem
Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Genre
adventure film
Country
France, Italy, Spain
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A pirate prince leads his crew against colonial oppressors in the South China Sea. The story follows his efforts to fight for his people and reclaim his throne.

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What happens

Sandokan the Great (Italian: Sandokan, la tigre di Mompracem) is a 1963 Italian adventure film, directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Steve Reeves. It is the first entry in a film series about Sandokan, the pirate-prince from Emilio Salgari's popular swashbuckler novels. Reeves also starred in the sequel Pirates of Malaysia, which was also directed by Lenzi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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