The Buccaneer (1958)
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When Cecil B. DeMille was set to direct a re-make of his 1938 swashbuckler The Buccaneer and suddenly became ill, his son-in-law, Anthony Quinn, jumped into DeMille's jodhpurs. In this version, Yul Brynner plays the starring role of debonair pirate Jean Lafitte, who is contacted by General Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) to come to the aid of the United States when the British attack New Orleans during the War of 1812. Lafitte immediately falls in love with Annette Claiborne (Inger Stevens), the daughter of William Claiborne (E.G. Marshall), the first governor of Louisiana. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston, (more)
- Director(s):
- Anthony Quinn
Synopsis of The Buccaneer
When Cecil B. DeMille was set to direct a re-make of his 1938 swashbuckler The Buccaneer and suddenly became ill, his son-in-law, Anthony Quinn, jumped into DeMille's jodhpurs. In this version, Yul Brynner plays the starring role of debonair pirate Jean Lafitte, who is contacted by General Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) to come to the aid of the United States when the British attack New Orleans during the War of 1812. Lafitte immediately falls in love with Annette Claiborne (Inger Stevens), the daughter of William Claiborne (E.G. Marshall), the first governor of Louisiana. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Buccaneer
- Yul Brynner - Jean Lafitte
- Claire Bloom - Bonnie Brown
- Inger Stevens - Annette Claiborne
- E.G. Marshall - Gov. Claiborne
- Ted de Corsia - Capt. Rumbo
- Robert Simon - Capt. Brown
- Fran Jeffries - Cariba
- George Mathews - Pyke
- Bruce Gordon - Gramby
- Robert Warwick - Capt. Lockyer
- James Todd - Whipple
- Onslow Stevens - Customs Inspector
- Iris Adrian - Wench
- Reginald Sheffield - Tripes
- Julia Faye - Woman
- Paul Newlan - Capt. Flint
- John Hubbard - Dragoon Captain
- Harry Shannon - Captain, Corinthian
- Manuel Rojas - Orlando Corona
- Paul Wexler - Horse-Face
- Mimi Gibson - Little Girl
- Raymond Greenleaf - Junior Senator
- Judd Holdren - Major Reed
- Jack Kruschen - Hans
- Charles Meredith - Senior Senator
- Alberto Morin - Major Latour
- Mickey Finn - Pirate
- Ken Miller - Sentry
- Charlton Heston - Gen. Andrew Jackson
- Charles Boyer - Dominique You
- Henry Hull - Ezra Peavey
- Lorne Greene - Mercier
- Douglas Dumbrille - Collector of Port
- Sir Lancelot - Scipio
- John Dierkes - Deacon
- Leslie E. Bradley - Capt. McWilliams
- Barry Kelley - Commodore Patterson
- Steven Marlo - Beluche
- Jerry Hartleben - Miggs
- Theodora Davitt - Marie Claiborne
- James Seay - Creole Officer
- Stephen Chase - Col. Butler
- Woody Strode - Soldier
- Norma Varden - Mme. Hilaire
- Brad Johnson - Rocket Officer
- Henry Brandon - Major
- Syl Lamont - Lobo
- Kathleen Freeman - Tina
- Leonard Graves - Chighizola
- Frederick Ledebur - Capt. Bart
- Robin Hughes - Lt. Rogers
- Harlan Warde - Naval Aide
- Mike Mazurki - Tarsus
- Chester Jones - Cato
- Jack Pennick - Pirate
- Director(s):
- Anthony Quinn
- Writer(s):
- Bernice Mosk, Jesse Lasky, Jr.
- Producer(s):
- Henry Wilcoxon
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