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Swashbuckler (1976) -- A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.

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5.7/10   552 votes
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Director:
James Goldstone
Writers:
Jeffrey Bloom (writer)
Paul Wheeler (story)
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Release Date:
29 July 1976 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Grandest Pirate Movie Ever Made
Plot:
A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
An unjustly buried film ... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Robert Shaw ... Ned Lynch

James Earl Jones ... Nick Debrett

Peter Boyle ... Lord Durant
Geneviève Bujold ... Jane Barnet

Beau Bridges ... Major Folly
Geoffrey Holder ... Cudjo
Avery Schreiber ... Polonski
Tom Clancy ... Mr. Moonbeam

Anjelica Huston ... Woman of Dark Visage
Bernard Behrens ... Sir James Barnet

Dorothy Tristan ... Alice
Mark Baker ... Lute Player
Kip Niven ... Willard Culverwell
Tom Fitzsimmons ... Corporal
Louisa Horton ... Lady Barnet
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Buccaneer (USA) (working title)
Scarlet Buccaneer (UK)
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Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
German Import DVD has Super -8mm version (German Audio), as a special feature. more
Quotes:
Nick: This girl is trouble, Ned. A pirate in love is like a fish out of water. Both are where they shouldn't be. But only the fish has sense enough to know it. more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
An unjustly buried film ..., 14 April 2005
7/10
Author: Bevan Ravenswing (Bevan - #4) from Quincy, MA

... then and now.

Alright, I saw this flick as the opener for a circus in Radio City Music Hall on my first trip to NYC in 1976. I thought it grand then, and I haven't much changed my mind.

I do agree with those who think that a better villain and ingenue could have been found than Peter Boyle and Genevieve Bujold (one of the most overrated actresses of the time), but the Shaw-Jones pairing sparkles. I loved the score so much I bought the soundtrack on vinyl -- dare I hope that it may be out on CD somewhere? The flick isn't long on plot, really, but the cinematography and action are spiffy, the characterizations work, and man, is Geoffrey Holder a bad ass! It's a sprightly movie and you'll spend a fun time watching it. Who knows, you might even have limerick contests with your mates the next time you're escaping from the local militia.

Rating: 7/10

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