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Tales of the Black Freighter (2009) -- A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.
Tales of the Black Freighter (2009) -- Trailer for the pirate story inside the story of the Watchmen

Overview

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7.1/10   1,187 votes
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Writers:
Zack Snyder (screenplay)
Alex Tse (screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 March 2009 (USA) more
Plot:
A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost. | add synopsis
User Comments:
nice little slice of alan moore more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Gerard Butler ... The Sea Captain (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cam Clarke ... Money Lender (voice)

Siobhan Flynn ... Sea Captain's Daughter (voice)

Jared Harris ... Ridley (voice)

Salli Saffioti ... Sea Captain's Daughter (voice)
Lori Tritel ... Sea Captain's Wife (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter and Under the Hood (USA) (long title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violent and grisly images.
Runtime:
26 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Gerard Butler got his role in this after Zack Snyder couldn't find him a role in Watchmen (2009). more
Movie Connections:
Spin off from Watchmen (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Pirate Jenny more

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19 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
nice little slice of alan moore, 18 March 2009
8/10
Author: necron99-5 from United States

So I haven't seen The Watchmen yet, nor have I read the graphic novel.

This was a very cool, well done little piece of psychological horror.

In the vein of Hitchcock or The Twilight Zone with copious amounts of blood and gore, and with pirates. There is a very nice sense of tension throughout the story and there are more than a few shocking moments.

Even though animated, I still found myself unintentionally cringing at some points. The animation is done well, I'm glad its not done in an Anime style. It reminded me a little of Ralph Bakshi which was nice and the twist or climax at the end left me satisfied.

I will definitely be recommending this to everyone I know. Especially the ones who enjoyed The Watchmen. I was planning on seeing it soon and this has certainly added to my anticipation. But whether Watchmen turns out to be awesome or not, this is a great piece of animation and absolutely stands on its own. Even if you didn't like the movie this was extracted from you should check this out.

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