Pirates (1986)
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Although the title evokes a swashbuckling adventure, Roman Polanski's Pirates tuns out to be a seagoing tale with a bit of a difference. Captain Red (Walter Matthau) runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor (Cris Campion). One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ship, and kidnaps the daughter of the governor of Maracaibo (Charlotte Lewis, soon to co-star in The Golden Child opposite Eddie Murphy). The question is, can he keep this pace up? ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Walter Matthau, Damien Thomas, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roman Polanski
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
Synopsis of Pirates
Although the title evokes a swashbuckling adventure, Roman Polanski's Pirates tuns out to be a seagoing tale with a bit of a difference. Captain Red (Walter Matthau) runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor (Cris Campion). One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ship, and kidnaps the daughter of the governor of Maracaibo (Charlotte Lewis, soon to co-star in The Golden Child opposite Eddie Murphy). The question is, can he keep this pace up? ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Complete Cast of Pirates
- Walter Matthau - Capt. Thomas Bartholomew Red
- Richard Pearson - Padre
- Charlotte Lewis - Dolores
- David Kelly - Surgeon
- Bill Fraser - Governor
- Anthony Peck - Spanish Officer
- Daniel Emilfork - Hendrik
- Wladyslaw Komar - Jesus
- David Foxxe - Cook
- Robert Dorning - Commander of Marines
- Bernard Musson - Passenger
- Luc Jamati - Pepito Gonzalez
- John Gill - Carpenter
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths - Moonhead
- Jacques Maury - Spanish Officer
- Georges Montillier - Duenna
- Angelo Casadei - Sentry
- Emilio Fernández - Angelito
- Brian Maxine - Boatswain
- Bill MacCare - Jailor
- Ian Dury - Meat Hook
- Damien Thomas - Don Alfonso
- Cris Campion - Frog
- Olu Jacobs - Boumako
- Roy Kinnear - Dutch
- Jose Santamaria - Master at Arms
- Georges Trillat - Pockmarked Sailor
- Bill Stewart - Ginge
- Josine Comelas - Passenger's Wife
- Denis Fontayne - Sailor
- Richard Dieux - Spanish Officer
- Anthony Dawson - Spanish Officer
- Allen Horst - Fiddler
- Eugeniusz Priwieziencew - Hunchback
- Antonio Spoletini - Palace Guard
- Carole Fredericks - Surprise
- Michael Elphick - Sentry
- Raouf Ben Amor - Armoury Guard
- Smilja Mihailovitch - New Duenna
- Ferdinand "Ferdy" Mayne - Capt. Linares
- Sydney Bromley - Drooler
- Cardew Robinson - Lawyer
- Director(s):
- Roman Polanski
- Writer(s):
- Roman Polanski, John Brownjohn, Gérard Brach
- Producer(s):
- Mark Lombardo, Tarak Ben Ammar, Thom Mount
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Mild Violence, Adult Language, Questionable for Children)
- 1986 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Costumes
- 1986 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Production Design
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