Guns of the Black Witch (1961)
"Il terrore dei mari" (original title)

In the 17th century, a village was the refuge of several French buccaneers. One day, the Spanish under the command of Guzmán, attacked the village and killed everybody, adults and children ... See full summary »

Director:

Domenico Paolella

Writers:

Ugo Guerra, Luciano Martino,

Stars:

Don Megowan, Silvana Pampanini, Emma Danieli

Cast

Credited cast:
Don Megowan	...	Jean
Silvana Pampanini	...	Delores
Emma Danieli	...	Elisa
Livio Lorenzon	...	Guzman
Germano Longo	...	Michel
Loris Gizzi	...	Governor
Philippe Hersent	...	Jean's Stepfather
Anna Lina Alberti	...	Elisa's Maid
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Annie Alberti	...	Conchita
Tullio Altamura
Nando Angelini
Corrado Annicelli
Gianni Baghino
Teodoro Corrà
Nada Cortese

Storyline

In the 17th century, a village was the refuge of several French buccaneers. One day, the Spanish under the command of Guzmán, attacked the village and killed everybody, adults and children alike, Two brothers, who were wild kids, escaped because they were absent to play away from their parents; on their return home, they saw the end of the carnage, and vowed revenge. As adults, they made their name feared by the Maracaïbo Spanish colonists. Yet, jealousy made them fall apart of each other, and eventually one brother died - so the other would survive and be happy with the woman they loved.

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Plot Keywords:

jealousy | revenge | sailing ship | sword duel | battle

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Taglines:

The mightiest seafighter of them all!

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

December 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

Guns of the Black Witch

Filming Locations:

Lake Garda, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Romana Film, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

I saw this theatrically as "Guns of the Black Witch".

Great title, right? But it was poorly dubbed, and the plot was confused, though there were some good action scenes. I also recall that the ship of the title, the Black Witch, was hardly even mentioned in the storyline, and that tells me that this film was likely a lot better in its original version, which translates out to "The Terror of the Seas". Somewhere this film is still out there, and if it becomes available in subtitles, see it.