This is a great little vehicle for an almost 40 year-old Burt Lancaster to demonstrate his star quality (and not inconsiderable athleticism) alongside his long time friend and fellow acrobat Nick Cravat in this really quite enjoyable swashbuckler. The plot is all pretty routine stuff; pirate versus unpopular King, and the script probably ought not to go too near a microscope, but it isn't there to educate or inform,…
MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES!
Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.
Top Cast
Burt Lancaster
Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
Nick Cravat
Ojo
Eva Bartok
Consuelo
Torin Thatcher
Humble Bellows
James Hayter
Prof. Prudence
Leslie Bradley
Baron Jose Gruda
Margot Grahame
Bianca
Noel Purcell
Pablo Murphy
Frederick Leister
Sebastian
Eliot Makeham
Governor
Frank Pettingell
Colonel
Dana Wynter
La Signorita
Christopher Lee
Joseph (attache)
Ewan Roberts
Claw Paw
John Chandos
Stub Ear
Derek Tansley
Patch Eye
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What is The Crimson Pirate about?
Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of…
When was The Crimson Pirate released?
The Crimson Pirate was released in 1952.
What genres does The Crimson Pirate belong to?
The Crimson Pirate is categorised as Adventure, Comedy.
Who stars in The Crimson Pirate?
The cast of The Crimson Pirate includes Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Torin Thatcher, James Hayter.