Swashbuckler (1976)

Directed by

James Goldstone

Genre

adventure film, swashbuckler film, pirate film, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1718 Jamaica, an acting governor imprisons a judge and persecutes his family. The judge's daughter hires a pirate captain to kill the governor, and they fall in love along the way.

adventurouslightheartedfast-pacedromanticcampyplayfulnostalgicdaring

What happens

Swashbuckler is a 1976 American swashbuckler adventure film. The film is based on the story "The Scarlet Buccaneer", written by Paul Wheeler and adapted for the screen by Jeffrey Bloom. It was directed by James Goldstone and stars Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Geneviève Bujold, Beau Bridges and Geoffrey Holder. The film was released in the UK as The Scarlet Buccaneer. The film is set in 1718 Jamaica. The acting governor of the island has imprisoned the island's primary judge, and persecuted the judge's family. The judge's daughter hires a pirate captain to assassinate the governor on her behalf. In the process, the captain falls in love with her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• The Black Corsair (1976)
• Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
• La gran aventura del Zorro (1976)
• Captain Blood (1935)
• The Crimson Pirate (1952)
• The Sea Hawk (1924)
• Captain Pirate (1952)
• Caribbean Gold (1952)