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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
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Composer Elmer Bernstein Dies at 82
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Composer Elmer Bernstein Dies at 82
 (From IMDb News. 18 August 2004)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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

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

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
There was a "Dominic Yu" in Lafitte's band of pirates, but modern research suggests "Yu" was actually an alias for Alexandre Lafitte, Jean's older brother, from whom he learned the buccaneer's trade. more
Movie Connections:
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Watch the film and make up your own mind, 26 August 2001
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Author: nevoy from Williamsburg, VA



If you're at all interested in pirates, pirate movies, New Orleans/early 19th century American history, or Yul Brynner, see this film for yourself and make up your own mind about it. Don't be put off by various lacklustre reviews. My reaction to it was that it is entertaining, well acted (for the most part), has some very witty dialogue, and that it does an excellent job of portraying the charm, appeal and legendary fascination of the privateer Jean Lafitte. While not all the events in the film are historically accurate (can you show me any historical film that succeeds in this?), I feel the film is accurate in its treatment of the role Lafitte played in New Orleans' history, and the love-hate relationship between the "respectable" citizens of New Orleans and this outlaw who was one of the city's favorite sons. Don't worry about what the film doesn't do, but watch it for what it does do, i.e., for its study of one of New Orleans', and America's, most intriguing historical figures.

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