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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.
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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
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MovieWeb's 2009 DVD Holiday Gift Guide
 (From MovieWeb. 20 November 2009, 12:55 PM, PST)

DVD Playhouse--November 2009
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 14 November 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)

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An emotional masterpiece more (11 total)

Cast

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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
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more

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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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20 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
An emotional masterpiece, 22 March 2009
8/10
Author: tseng808 from United Kingdom

I regard this more as something stand alone than something that accompanies The Watchmen. It is the perfect example of an animated short. The entire plot is chilling from start to end especially with Butlers sterling performance as the Sea Captain. The animation i was quite surprised how much i actually liked it as i did not expect a great deal of detail- but it looks extremely effective. I can only hope in the directors cut of Watchmen that it makes an appearance between the film as it did in the graphic novel. Though it is unfair to constantly relate this back to the film as it is its own work and has its own merits.

For me it is exactly what i wanted it to be, a haunting exploration of the inner mind.

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