Blackbeard (2006/I) (TV)

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writer (WGA):

Bryce Zabel (written by)

Release Date:

17 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

Pirate, rogue... adventurer.

Plot:

In the Golden Age of Piracy, at the dawn of the 18th century, Blackbeard stood out among the lawless...

Plot Keywords:

Pirate | Wood Plank | Cave | Island | Naval

Cast

Angus Macfadyen	...	Blackbeard
Mark Umbers	...	Lt. Robert Maynard
Richard Chamberlain	...	Governor Charles Eden
Jessica Chastain	...	Charlotte Ormand
Stacy Keach	...	Cpt. Benjamin Hornigold
Rachel Ward	...	Sally Dunbar
Anthony Green	...	Israel Hands
Danny Midwinter	...	Elias Ransom
Bill Fellows	...	Dr. Peter Bruce
Jasper Britton	...	William Howard
Jake Curran	...	Joseph Prescott
Robert Willox	...	Snake Leavitt
Patrick Regis	...	Thatch
Alan Shearman	...	Enoch Sanborn
Niko Nicotera	...	Moses Hobbs

Also Known As:

Pirates: The True Story of Blackbeard (International: English title)

Runtime:

USA:169 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Thailand

Company:

Hallmark Entertainment

Trivia:

The town of New Providence was built from scratch on a coconut plantation in a small town in southern Thailand.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In an early scene, Blackbeard and his crew threaten to attack a French vessel. The flag the vessel is flying is the current French flag, which wasn't adopted in France until 1790. Blackbeard died in 1718. If the French vessel were a royal vessel, it would have flown a plain white standard. If it were a French merchant the flag would be royal blue with a white cross centered and the French fleur-de-lis centered.

Quotes:

Blackbeard: [to Lt. Maynard who's just been flogged] The sting will go away in a few days. The scabs will take a few weeks.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Yo-Ho-Ho and Shooting a Gun (2006) (V)

Pathetic at Best this is a waste of film, let alone time.

I picked this film up based on the Cover, A Mini-Series for cheap. I got less than what I paid for. The Complete lack of Continuity, or any other production value for that matter, is Appalling. Had I been hired for this cast, I'd have left based on the poor writing alone.

I'll not confuse Larry for Barry Levinson again.

I feel sorry for Poor Stacy Keach having to have his name attached to this Crap. This Film is worse than most High School Plays, let alone your local Community Theater.

I hope Angus Macfadyen got paid well enough for His outstanding Performance. As BlackBeard he alone captures the Attention that his role demands, despite the sad performance of the Writer. HIs performance alone kept me from tearing the disc out and launching it through an open window.