The Crimson Pirate
MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES!
AdventureComedycannonswordplayrevolutionprotectionpiratescientistcorrupt politicianswashbuckler18th centurysailing shipcaribbean seasea battle
A buoyant, acrobatic swashbuckler that treats piracy and revolution as playgrounds for charm, wit, and physical comedy rather than moral stakes.
Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.
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