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The Big Hit of Surcouf (1966)

The Big Hit of Surcouf poster
Original title
Il grande colpo di Surcouf
Directed by
Sergio Bergonzelli, Roy Rowland
Genre
adventure film, pirate film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
12
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French privateer named Surcouf leads maritime raids against British ships in the Indian Ocean. He gets into daring sword fights and plans a big heist to outsmart his enemies.

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What happens

Tonnerre sur l'océan Indien (titre original : Il grande colpo di Surcouf) est un film franco-italo-espagnol réalisé par Sergio Bergonzelli et Roy Rowland et sorti en 1966. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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