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Director:
Anthony Quinn
Writers:
Harold Lamb (1938 screenplays)
C. Gardner Sullivan (1938 screenplays)
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Release Date:
1 December 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Romance | War more
Tagline:
Piercing Drama of La Fitte - Man or Devil ?
Plot:
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
The 'Other' Lone Ranger Dies
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Composer Elmer Bernstein Dies at 82
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A fun romp more (24 total)

Cast

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Yul Brynner ... Jean Lafitte
Claire Bloom ... Bonnie Brown

Charles Boyer ... Dominique You

Inger Stevens ... Annette Claiborne
Henry Hull ... Ezra Peavey

E.G. Marshall ... Gov. William Claiborne

Charlton Heston ... Gen. Andrew Jackson
Lorne Greene ... Mercier
Ted de Corsia ... Capt. Rumbo
Douglass Dumbrille ... Collector of the Port
Robert F. Simon ... Capt. Brown
Sir Lancelot ... Scipio
Fran Jeffries ... Cariba - Mawbee Girl
John Dierkes ... Deacon
Ken Miller ... Young Sentry
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #18880) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
New Iberia, Louisiana, USA more
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The production was overseen by Cecil B. DeMille, the father-in-law of director Anthony Quinn. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into "Voyagers!: Old Hickory and the Pirate (#1.8)" (1982) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A fun romp, 23 July 2006
7/10
Author: helix2 from United States

Taken in the context of the time it was made, I found this a worthwhile movie. While the details may be 'dramatized', the overall history was a nice primer. In addition, I found spotting actors I knew a real pleasure. Who would imagine Ben Cartwright as a dastardly cad? I'll leave the rest of the star spotting to you. As to the secondary casting, this movie (as one would expect from a movie made in the late thirties) has many an enjoyable character actor, but top kudos' to Andrew Jackson's right hand man Peavey. The perfect touch of comedy. Well shot, with beautiful ships, and competent acting throughout out, I recommend this for anyone with a taste for the slightly camp, or an eye for a double-period piece, set at the dawn of America, and made in a period when great names, and top notch character actors, were a real pleasure to enjoy.

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