The Masked Man Against the Pirates (1964)
"L'uomo mascherato contro i pirati" (original title)

Pirates capture a Spanish ship. After having landed on an island, they try to sell the surviving crew, especially the women. One of them is protected by a pirate who gained her as a prize ... See full summary »

Director:

Vertunnio De Angelis

Writers:

Aldo Barni, Giorgio Costantino,

Stars:

George Hilton, Claude Dantes, Giovanni Vari

Cast

Credited cast:
George Hilton	...	Suarez
Claude Dantes	...	Princess Anne
Giovanni Vari	...	Cpt. Pedro Ramon Garcia (as John Vari)
José Torres	...	Josh, The Raven
Pietro De Vico
Tony Kendall	...	Captain Ruiz
Gina Rovere
Luciano Benetti
Lucio De Santis
Mario Zicavo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giorgio Costantini
Laura Forest
Adriana Tucci
Christa Windish-Graetz

Storyline

Pirates capture a Spanish ship. After having landed on an island, they try to sell the surviving crew, especially the women. One of them is protected by a pirate who gained her as a prize for having saved the captain's life in the battle that ensued. Suddenly a man masked in green arrives and performs - ever haunting - in favour of the Spanish.

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

12 July 1964 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Masked Man Against the Pirates

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rio Film, Seven Film, Titanus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last film of 'Giorgio Costantini'.

User Reviews

Colourful adventure

Coming quite late in the costume adventure cycle popular in Italian cinema during the late 1950s and early '60s, The Masked Man Against the Pirates stars the ubiquitous George Hilton as Suarez, a noble buccaneer plying his dishonest trade on the high seas. When his ship captures a Spanish galleon, he finds his loyalties to Captain Garcia (John Vari) tested by his fondness for part of the booty: icy beauty Princess Anne (Blood and Black Lace's Claude Dantes). Meanwhile, Spanish captain Ruiz (Tony Kendall) is plotting rebellion against his captors, with the help of a mysterious masked man in green. The film has a distinctly Pirates of the Caribbean attitude, with its outrageously clad pirates generally behaving quite well, and there's comic relief in the form of a pirate turned monk who stutters. It's entirely unexceptional, but reasonably entertaining, especially for those of us grew up watching this kind of stuff on the late, late show. IMDb lists a 105 minute running time, but the Greek PAL tape sourced for this review clocks in at a mere 86.