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Pirates of Tortuga

  • 19611961
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
334
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Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
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An English captain and his crew are dispatched to the Spanish-controlled island of Tortuga, where famed privateer Henry Morgan has defected from his support of the English Empire and is runn... Read allAn English captain and his crew are dispatched to the Spanish-controlled island of Tortuga, where famed privateer Henry Morgan has defected from his support of the English Empire and is running a strictly piratical venture, stopping any and all vessels including English.An English captain and his crew are dispatched to the Spanish-controlled island of Tortuga, where famed privateer Henry Morgan has defected from his support of the English Empire and is running a strictly piratical venture, stopping any and all vessels including English.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
334
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert D. Webb
  • Writers
    • Jesse Lasky Jr.(screenplay)
    • Melvin Levy(screenplay)
    • Pat Silver(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ken Scott
    • Letícia Román
    • Dave King
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert D. Webb
  • Writers
    • Jesse Lasky Jr.(screenplay)
    • Melvin Levy(screenplay)
    • Pat Silver(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ken Scott
    • Letícia Román
    • Dave King
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    • 13User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Pirates of Tortuga
    Trailer 2:21
    Pirates of Tortuga

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    Ken Scott in Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
    Letícia Román and Ken Scott in Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
    Letícia Román and Ken Scott in Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
    Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
    Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
    Ken Scott in Pirates of Tortuga (1961)

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    Ken Scott
    Ken Scott
    • Bart Paxtonas Bart Paxton
    Letícia Román
    Letícia Román
    • Meg Grahamas Meg Graham
    Dave King
    Dave King
    • Pee Weeas Pee Wee
    John Richardson
    John Richardson
    • Percyas Percy
    Rafer Johnson
    Rafer Johnson
    • John Gammelas John Gammel
    Robert Stephens
    Robert Stephens
    • Henry Morganas Henry Morgan
    Rachel Stephens
    • Phoebeas Phoebe
    Stanley Adams
    Stanley Adams
    • Captain Montbarsas Captain Montbars
    Edgar Barrier
    Edgar Barrier
    • Sir Thomas Mollyfordas Sir Thomas Mollyford
    James Forrest
    • Reggieas Reggie
    Patrick Sexton
    • Randolphas Randolph
    Arthur Gould-Porter
    • Bonnettas Bonnett
    Hortense Petra
    • Lolaas Lola
    Malcolm Cassell
    • Kipperas Kipper
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Merchantas Merchant
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Bagley
    • Citizenas Citizen
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Bailey
    Mark Bailey
    • Naval Officer in Jamaicaas Naval Officer in Jamaica
    • (uncredited)
    Al Bain
    Al Bain
    • Sailoras Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert D. Webb
    • Writers
      • Jesse Lasky Jr.(screenplay)
      • Melvin Levy(screenplay) (story)
      • Pat Silver(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Relies primarily upon grainy mismatched stock footage from The Black Swan (1942) and Anne of the Indies (1951) enlarged and cropped to wide screen CinemaScope ratio.
    • Goofs
      At the start of the movie is a shot of Trafalgar Square with Admiralty Arch in the foreground and Nelson's Column in the middle. The movie is about pirates during the reign of Charles II (1660-1685). Trafalgar Square was named after the famous sea-battle in 1805 in which he died. The Arch was erected by order of king Edward VII and completed in 1912. Part of the text on it is visible: "(:ANNO:DECIMO:EDWARDI:SEPTIMI:REGIS: :VICTORIAE:REGINAE:CIVES:GRATISSIMI:MDCCCCX:)"
    • Connections
      Edited from Anne of the Indies (1951)

    User reviews13

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    Top review
    5/10
    Your mission, go fishin' for Henry Morgan
    Pirates Of Tortuga has Captain Ken Scott who is a privateer on a special mission from the Admiralty. He's been told that Henry Morgan the pirate king with whom they had a deal with when Great Britain was at war with Spain has gone rogue again and set himself in grand style living on Tortuga Island as a pirate king. His living of course is the commerce of the merchant fleet of the West Indies. He's been so good at it that Jamaica is close to starvation.

    Scott's mission is relieve Jamaica first then get Morgan. Not so easy, but with his picked crew of buccaneers he's confident that they'll get the job done.

    Going along for the ride is stowaway Leticia Roman, a cut purse from London who Scott feels sorry for. She's trouble at first, but proves her worth.

    Olympic track star Rafer Johnson has a small part in Pirates Of Tortuga and Robert Stephens plays a dastardly Morgan.

    Pirates Of Tortuga was done on the cheap with ample stock footage from such 20th Century Fox classics as the Black Swan and Anne Of The Indies.

    Pleasant afternoon viewing for action/adventure fans.
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    • Nov 23, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Piraten von Tortuga
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sam Katzman Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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