Adventure: Pirates & the seven seas
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also take a look at:
http://www.thepirateking.com/movies/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pirate_films
http://quixotando.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/
http://movies.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/top-10-pirate-movies.htm
http://www.stuff.tv/news/past-and-future/movie-classics/25-best-pirate-movies-ever
http://www.thefatfilmguy.com/2012/04/25-greatest-pirate-movies-of-all-time.html
http://www.imdb.com/list/rg87y47t69A/?ref_=tt_rls_2
http://www.imdb.com/list/jaIZxNf-7C0/
http://www.imdb.com/list/yffQY4eWVD0/
http://www.imdb.com/list/rg87y47t69A/
http://www.imdb.com/list/b0yYYl7UY4A/
http://hubpages.com/hub/Top-Ten-Pirates
http://skymovies.sky.com/top-50-pirate-movies
also take a look at:
http://www.thepirateking.com/movies/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pirate_films
http://quixotando.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/
http://movies.about.com/od/toppicks/tp/top-10-pirate-movies.htm
http://www.stuff.tv/news/past-and-future/movie-classics/25-best-pirate-movies-ever
http://www.thefatfilmguy.com/2012/04/25-greatest-pirate-movies-of-all-time.html
http://www.imdb.com/list/rg87y47t69A/?ref_=tt_rls_2
http://www.imdb.com/list/jaIZxNf-7C0/
http://www.imdb.com/list/yffQY4eWVD0/
http://www.imdb.com/list/rg87y47t69A/
http://www.imdb.com/list/b0yYYl7UY4A/
http://hubpages.com/hub/Top-Ten-Pirates
http://skymovies.sky.com/top-50-pirate-movies
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- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsErrol FlynnOlivia de HavillandLionel AtwillAfter treating a Monmouth rebel against King James II in 1680s England, a young Irish doctor is exiled as a slave to Jamaica where he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the most feared pirate of the Caribbean.
- DirectorFrank LloydStarsCharles LaughtonClark GableFranchot ToneFirst mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1789 mutiny.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsErrol FlynnBrenda MarshallClaude RainsGeoffrey Thorpe, a buccaneer, is hired by Queen Elizabeth I to nag the Spanish Armada. The Armada is waiting for the attack on England and Thorpe surprises them with attacks on their galleons where he shows his skills on the sword.
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsErrol FlynnMaureen O'HaraAnthony QuinnBrian Hawke of the Royal Navy versus the pirates of Madagascar.
- DirectorWilliam KeighleyStarsErrol FlynnRoger LiveseyAnthony SteelTwo noble Scottish brothers deliberately take opposite sides when Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to claim the throne of Scotland in order to preserve the family fortune.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsAlec GuinnessDirk BogardeMaurice DenhamOn the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.
- DirectorLewis MilestoneCarol ReedGeorge SeatonStarsMarlon BrandoTrevor HowardRichard HarrisIn 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsMel GibsonAnthony HopkinsLaurence OlivierFed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsRussell CrowePaul BettanyBilly BoydDuring the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushOrlando BloomBlacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyJack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyCaptain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsJohnny DeppPenélope CruzIan McShaneJack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.
- DirectorPeter LordJeff NewittStarsHugh GrantSalma HayekJeremy PivenPirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsWalter MatthauCris CampionDamien ThomasThe adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsBobby DriscollRobert NewtonBasil SydneyThe treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate captain Long John Silver.
- DirectorVictor FlemingStarsWallace BeeryJackie CooperLionel BarrymoreYoung Jim Hawkins is torn between his loyalty to his benefactors and his affection for lovable rogue Long John Silver in their struggle to recover a buried pirate treasure.
- DirectorJohn HoughAndrea BianchiAntonio MargheritiStarsOrson WellesKim BurfieldLionel StanderYoung Jim Hawkins has an unforgettable encounter with pirate Captain Long John Silver and his murderous mates.
- DirectorPeter RoweStarsSarah HollandPax LohanAnthony BoothAn adaptation of the Robert Lewis Stevenson adventure classic, in which a young boy sets off on a voyage armed with a map to buried treasure.
- DirectorLorenzo Gicca PalliStarsTerence HillSilvia MontiJorge MartínCaptain Blackie conceives a plan to acquire a shipment of Spanish gold after he discovers about it when he stumbles upon Don Pedro. Three other pirate captains want the gold for themselves and try to foil Blackie's plan.
- DirectorSergio SollimaStarsKabir BediCarole AndréMel FerrerEmilio Roccanera, Lord of Ventimiglia, becomes a corsair in the Spanish Main and is driven by revenge against Duke Van Guld, Governor of Maracaibo, who killed his brothers.
- DirectorAmleto PalermiStarsCiro VerrattiSilvana JachinoAda BiaginiCiro Verrati, famed Italian fencing champion, stars as a soldier who turns pirate to avenge his honor. Nerio Barnardi plays the villain, and Slivan Jachino is on hand to provide the romance and decoration, outside of the many fight sequences. Shown in the USA with no English sub-titles.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsPedro ArmendárizJune MarloweMaría Luisa ZeaThis genuine swashbuckler is yet another film from prolific Director Chano Urueta. It is based on the 1868 novel "The Black Corsair" by Italian author Emilio Salgari. Set in the Caribbean Sea during the 1700's age of piracy, it chronicles the adventures of a pirate, (Pedro Armendariz) and his long-standing war against a colonial Governor (Jose Baviera) from Venezuela, who is determined to stop his nemesis. Actress June Marlowe plays the pirate's love interest. Maria Luisa Zea and Jose Pulido round out the cast.
- DirectorRobert SiodmakStarsBurt LancasterNick CravatEva BartokDuring the 1700s, pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship and gets involved in various money-making schemes involving Caribbean rebels led by El Libre, British envoy Baron Jose Gruda, and a beautiful courtesan named Consuelo.
- DirectorRowland V. LeeStarsCharles LaughtonRandolph ScottBarbara BrittonThe unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery.
- DirectorLew LandersStarsAnthony DexterEva GaborAlan Hale Jr.Anthony Dexter---bare-chested most of the film with the smoldering nostrils from "Valentino"---as "Captain Kidd" is saved from hanging by an Earl who wants to get his hand on Kidd's treasure. The Earl thinks the best method is to put a woman confederate (Jeanine Duvall) aboard Kidd's ship as a slave girl to wrest or wrestle the information from him. They fight a lot as a prelude to falling in love, and then work together against the evil Earl's none-too-well laid plan. Alan Hale, Jr. (Simpson) is along as Kidd's trusted friend, while Sonia Sorrell (as Ann Bonney) displays a lot of what the best-undressed female pirate wasn't wearing on pirate ships of the time.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsGeena DavisMatthew ModineFrank LangellaA female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure.
- StarsKabir BediAdolfo CeliPhilippe LeroyMalaysia, the second half of 1800. The English Queen Victoria owns the domain of the eastern lands of Borneo, commanded by Lord James Guillonk, fierce and ruthless conqueror, father of the beautiful Marianna Guillon, nicknamed "the Pearl of Labuan". The brave Sandokan a young Indian prince, who as a child lost his kingdom because of the English Invasion. He is now the captain of a den of pirates who make constantly attacks against the British army.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsSteve ReevesGeneviève GradAndrea BosicMalasyan pirate Sandokan accidentally learns that Lord Brook plots to obtain the crown of Malasya by kidnapping the legitimate rajah and his daughter and forcing them to abdicate so he gathers his best man and launches a rescue operation.
- A swashbuckling tale of the deposed prince turned pirate, Sandokan, as he battles the evil maharajah who killed his parents. In the midst of this local struggle Sandokan falls in love with Mariana, the daughter of a European power who has naval influence over the area.
- DirectorClaudio Biern BoydStarsStephen BentSteve EdwinRichard GarnettSandokan rescues princess Mariana from the evil Rajah
- DirectorSergio SollimaStarsKabir BediPhilippe LeroyMassimo FoschiYoung lady, Jamilah, goes on a quest to find Sandokan, the Tiger of Malaysia, and bring him back from India to fight, after Abdullah's reign, under the command of James Brooke, produced chaos in Mompracem.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsSteve ReevesJacqueline SassardMimmo PalmaraFilmed in Singapore it tells the story of Sandokan who is a Malaysian rebel who, with a group of renegades, goes up against a British General who is trying to force the King to resign.
- StarsKabir BediMarco BoniniFrançois GuétaryTen years after the fall of Mompracem, the island is commanded by Abdullah, a fearful and cruel sultan.
- DirectorMario SequiStarsIvan RassimovClaudia GravyAndrea BosicAfter the evil maharajah Varauni exterminated his whole family, the brave Sandokan decides to retreat on the island of Mompracem to meditate a terrible revenge against him.
- DirectorLuigi CapuanoStarsRay DantonGuy MadisonFranca BettoiaWhen Sandokan learns he is the rightful heir to the throne of Malaysia, he immediately sets of to claim his land back.
- DirectorLuigi CapuanoStarsRay DantonGuy MadisonFranca BettoiaSamoa is kidnapped and held captive hypnotized in caves by her cousin Charles Druk, whose father has been murdered by her future husband Sandokan, lord of Malaya. Assisted by his European friend Iannis, he wants to rescue her.
- DirectorMiguel AlexandreStarsKen DukenClaire KeimGottfried JohnThe end of the 14th century. Parents send the eldest son Jan to study in Hamburg, and the youngest - Klaus - to the monastery. No sooner had the children moved away from their homes, as on Klaus'es eyes the robbers kill their parents and burn the house. Only thanks to the loyal monk Wigbold Klaus managed to survive the shock. A few years later Klaus Störtebeker finds his brother Jan and his long-time friend Elizabeth Pren in Hamburg. From her, he learns that she is expected to marry Simon von Wallenrod, whose father Klaus suspects of killing his parents. But the Pranks and the Wallenrods are rich and respected people, and Klaus is a poor man. And now he becomes a pirate...
- DirectorKen AnnakinRichard FranklinStarsKristy McNicholChristopher AtkinsTed HamiltonA 1980s take-off of The Pirates of Penzance which centers on a noble pirate who leaves his profession and falls in love with a fiery young maiden.
- DirectorAnthony QuinnStarsYul BrynnerClaire BloomCharles BoyerDuring the War of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.
- DirectorLew LandersStarsPaul HenreidJack OakieKarin BoothSwashbuckler about the adventures of pirate Jean Lafitte after he helped save New Orleans from a British invasion during the War of 1812.
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsPeter UstinovDean JonesSuzanne PleshetteAn unassuming track coach accidentally invokes the spirit of a notorious pirate long believed dead, and who must now team up to lay the pirate to rest, and save a local hotel from a mobster.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsRobert NewtonLinda DarnellWilliam BendixHonest Edward Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
- StarsAngus MacfadyenMark UmbersRichard ChamberlainIn 1717, Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard is sent to the West Indies on a secret mission to destroy notorious pirate ship The Queen Anne's Revenge and its crew.
- DirectorGerhard HahnAnthony PowerStarsKim HasperDavid TurbaIlona SchulzThree boys visit a museum and discover a golden bowl - part of a legendary Aztec treasure. While looking at the treasure they set off the secret of time traveling before they know it they are aboard a pirate ship in the 18th century. They meet the beautiful female pirate Anne Bonnie, and the evil and ruthless pirate of the Caribbean Capt. Blackbeard. They must help Anne Bonnie, keep Tortuga free and from the clutches of Capt. Blackbeard, save the island, Bonnie, and find their way back home.
- StarsNicholas RogersPaolo SegantiRemo GironePray for safe passage - when two brothers from the noble Albrizzi family fall in love with the same woman, they pledge war against one another to avenge her accidental death.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsRobert NewtonConnie GilchristLloyd BerrellIn this sequel to Treasure Island, Long John hopes to rescue his friend Jim from a rival pirate and return for more treasure.
- DirectorMel DamskiStarsGraham ChapmanPeter BoyleCheech MarinAfter serving two decades in prison, Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) breaks out determined to recover the treasure that he buried so long ago, alongside his son, old crew, and the British Navy.
- DirectorMark RateringStarsMymoona Al BaluchiSalem BahwanSalim BawaA group of pirates keeps their bounty in a cave, guarded by the captain. Getting bored by the same monotones life, The Captain decided to share the bounty among the pirates.
- DirectorJohn GillingStarsKerwin MathewsGlenn CorbettChristopher LeeA group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.
- DirectorJosé Luis MerinoStarsStelvio RosiCarlos QuineyMaria Pia ConteFormer pirate chief MacDonald has gone to England and won amnesty for his band of buccaneers, promising to reform them into peaceful colonial ways. But what follows is an engaging and ruthless tale of deceit and treachery as MacDonald faces ruin due to traitors who plot to overthrow him and seize Blood Island whose waters contain a valuable treasure.
- DirectorRalph MurphyStarsLouis HaywardPatricia MedinaJohn SuttonIn 1690, pardoned pirate Captain Blood's quiet existence is shaken when the Crown re-arrests him on fresh piracy charges but the captain suspects he's being set up.
- DirectorAntonio MollicaStarsRobert WoodsTania AlvaradoArmando CalvoAfter famous pirate Jeffrey Brook frees himself from captivity, he lands with on a Caribbean island. A lot of gold is said to be stored there. In order to get to the treasure, Brook accepts an offer from the British officer Jackson.
- StarsPhilippe LeroyLaura MoranteIngrid ThulinThe commander of a pirate ship decides to retire to private life and return to his country of origin. But for the impossibility to resign himself to an ordinary life, he will launch himself in a last heroic gesture.
- DirectorJames GoldstoneStarsRobert ShawJames Earl JonesPeter BoyleA pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.
- DirectorGiorgio SimonelliStarsLex BarkerJocelyn LaneRossana RoryOn his way to (or from) the Crusades, Robin Hood is shipwrecked but saved by pirates who plan to return him home in order to ransom him to his father. The pirates' ship, however, sinks in a storm. Robin washes ashore (in England?) and learns that his father has been killed by the evil usurper, Brooks. Robin also meets a childhood sweetheart, Karin. The pirates now wash ashore as well. They decide to aid Robin in his efforts to overthrow Brooks.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsSean AstinJosh BrolinJeff CohenA group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDustin HoffmanRobin WilliamsJulia RobertsWhen Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.
- DirectorHenry KingStarsTyrone PowerMaureen O'HaraLaird CregarAn ex-pirate contends with rowdy buccaneers and a love/hate relationship with an aristocratic woman who's tougher than she seems.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsGregory PeckRichard BasehartLeo GennThe sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsKirk DouglasJames MasonPaul LukasA ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
- DirectorEwald André DupontStarsTab HunterDawn AddamsPorter HallA descendant of Jim Hawkins (Dawn Addams) visits Treasure Island with a priceless map.
- DirectorVertunnio De AngelisStarsGeorge HiltonClaude DantesGiovanni VariIn 1659, pirate captain Garcia and his crew sink a Spanish ship, taking Anna, the princess of Aragon, prisoner. Juarez, having protected Garcia's life during the fight, gains her as his prize. When the pirates reach their island, Rodriguez, a slaver, arrives. He is interested in buying the women, especially the princess, but also fears the masked man, with whom he has already had an unfriendly encounter.
- DirectorNils GaupStarsStian SmestadGabriel ByrneLouisa Milwood-HaighA young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.
- DirectorFraser C. HestonStarsCharlton HestonChristian BaleOliver ReedThe treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate Captain Long John Silver.
- DirectorRichard WallaceStarsDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Maureen O'HaraWalter SlezakIn medieval Persia, during the rule of Caliph Harun-Al-Rashid, Sinbad the Sailor boasts about his latest adventures to his friends.
- DirectorAlbert ParkerStarsDouglas FairbanksBillie DoveTempe PigottSeeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death.
- DirectorTulio DemicheliStarsSean FlynnAlessandra PanaroAnn ToddThe son of a notorious pirate is placed on the path of righteousness by his love for a beautiful young woman.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsJudy GarlandGene KellyWalter SlezakA girl is engaged to the local rich man, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsGregory PeckVirginia MayoRobert BeattyDuring the Napoleonic wars, a British Navy Captain has adventures in Central American waters.
- DirectorAlexander MackendrickStarsAnthony QuinnJames CoburnDennis PriceIn 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling but their ship is taken over by pirates who become fond of the kids.