Pirates (1986)

Directed by

Roman Polanski

Genre

swashbuckler film, adventure film, pirate film

Country

Tunisia, France, Poland

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 307 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging pirate captain and his loyal sidekick try to capture a Spanish treasure galleon. They face many misadventures at sea as they scheme to steal a valuable gold throne.

comedicbroadbombasticaction-packedcampyfarcicallightheartedswashbuckling

What happens

Pirates is a 1986 adventure comedy film written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn and Roman Polanski, and directed by Polanski. It was inspired by Polanski's love of classic pirate films, as well as Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Polanski began planning the film in 1976 as a follow-up to Chinatown, but production was delayed several times due to lack of funding and Polanski's fleeing the United States to avoid sentencing for his confessed rape of a minor. It was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, and was a box-office bomb, although the costume design was nominated for an Academy Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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