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Pirates (1986)

PG_13 121 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Family  -   18 July 1986 (USA)
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Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor... See full summary »

Director:

Roman Polanski

Writers:

John Brownjohn (screenplay), Gérard Brach, and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Walter Matthau ...
Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
Cris Campion Cris Campion ...
The Frog - Jean-Baptiste
Damien Thomas Damien Thomas ...
Don Alfonso de la Torré
Olu Jacobs Olu Jacobs ...
Boomako
Ferdy Mayne Ferdy Mayne ...
Captain Linares
David Kelly ...
Surgeon
Tony Peck Tony Peck ...
Spanish Officer (as Anthony Peck)
Anthony Dawson ...
Spanish Officer
Richard Dieux Richard Dieux ...
Spanish Officer
Jacques Maury Jacques Maury ...
Spanish Officer
José Santamaría José Santamaría ...
Master at Arms (as Jose Santamaría)
Robert Dorning Robert Dorning ...
Commander of Marines
Luc Jamati Luc Jamati ...
Pepito Gonzalez
Emilio Fernandez Emilio Fernandez ...
Angelito (as Emilio Fernandez)
Wladyslaw Komar Wladyslaw Komar ...
Jesus (also as Wladislaw Komar)
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Storyline

Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor. One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ship, and kidnaps the niece of the governor of Maracaibo. The question is, can he keep this pace up? Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Ship | Pirate | Galleon | Governor | Mutiny  | See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

France | Tunisia

Language:

English | French | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Piratas See more »

Filming Locations:

Malta See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,035,447 (USA) (20 July 1986)

Gross:

$4,735,591 (Germany)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Roman Polanski conceived this film several years before he actually made it. He had hoped to cast Jack Nicholson as Captain Red, and himself as The Frog. See more »

Quotes

Don Alfonso de la Torré: I fear we have no vanilla.
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Connections

Referenced in Clive James Meets Roman Polanski (1984) See more »