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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Douglas Fairbanks (story)
Jack Cunningham (adaptation)
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Release Date:
8 March 1926 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Love Story of a Bold Buccaneer
Plot:
Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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Dated, but great fun with the astonishing Douglas Fairbanks more (20 total)

Cast

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Douglas Fairbanks ... The Duke of Arnoldo aka The Black Pirate
Billie Dove ... Princess Isobel
Anders Randolf ... Pirate Captain
Donald Crisp ... MacTavish
Tempe Pigott ... Duenna
Sam De Grasse ... Pirate Lieutenant
Charles Stevens ... Powder man
Charles Belcher ... Chief passenger (Nobleman)
E.J. Ratcliffe ... The Governor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Black Buccaneer
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Runtime:
88 min | USA:94 min (restored version)
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Color:
Color (2-strip Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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According to the commentary on the Kino Video DVD, the crew of Douglas Fairbanks' longboat in the climactic chase and battle were members of the crew of the USS Arizona. more
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Continuity: At about 31 minutes into the film, there are several shots of the "Black Pirate" aiming two swivel cannons at the viewer, interspersed with reaction shots of other actors. The first shot shows him in front of a whitish background (eg an overcast sky), the second such shot (a few seconds later) has a pitch black background. All such shots after that have the white background. more
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Featured in Terror Night (1987) more

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Dated, but great fun with the astonishing Douglas Fairbanks, 25 February 2002
Author: robertguttman from Tappan, New York

I first heard about this film from my father, who once told me that he saw it as a boy when it first came out and was completely blown away by it. I only recently had the opportunity to see it myself, and I can appreciate his point. Of course it's absurd to compare the production values of an antique movie such as this to modern films, but just see it and try to imagine how it must have seemed to audiences at the Roxy back in 1926!

Needless to say, this elaborate, full-color production is merely a showcase for the incomparable Douglas Fairbanks. Errol Flynn, Tyrone Power, Sean Connery and Harrison Ford pale to insignificance beside Fairbank's bravura on-screen personality. Fairbanks virtually invented the "action-adventure" movie, and films like "The Black Pirate" make it clear why he was the biggest movie star of his time.

In addition, bear in mind that there were no stunt men or blue-screen special effects back then. Fairbanks actually DID all those amazing stunts himself! The only latter-day Hollywood star who would (and did) dare to do his own stunts was the equally incomparable Burt Lancaster.

Don't expect modern acting or sensibilities in The Black Pirate, the movie itself is typical 1920s melodrama. The sets are pretty hokey and the plot is absurd. However, just ignore all that while you sit back and enjoy Douglas Fairbanks delivering one of the most spectacular performances ever captured on screen.

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