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The Crimson Pirate

The Crimson Pirate

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 27, 1952

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Adventure, Comedy

User Score

69%

Original Title

The Crimson Pirate

Production Companies

Hecht-Lancaster Productions

Director

Robert Siodmak

Budget

$1,850,000

Description

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.