The Buccaneer (1958)
3.4 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 59min
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- Synopsis:
- Jean Lafitte (Yul Brynner), world renown pirate, is drawn in to the defence of New Orleans during the war of 1812 by his love for the daughter of then Governor of Louisiana Claiborne ( E.G. Marshall). He is betrayed by the Americans and must deal with the stubborn General Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) to get his crew released from jail. The two strike a bargain and Lafitte comes to Jackson's rescue in the defence of Louisiana, only to be outcast again.
- Actors:
- Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger Stevens, Henry Hull, E.G. Marshall, Charlton Heston, Lorne Greene, Ted de Corsia, Douglass Dumbrille, Robert F. Simon, Sir Lancelot, Fran Jeffries, John Dierkes, Ken Miller, George Mathews, Leslie Bradley, Bruce Gordon, Barry Kelley, Robert Warwick
- Directors:
- Anthony Quinn
- Writers:
- Harold Lamb, Jesse Lasky Jr.
- Others:
- John Jensen, Edith Head, Ralph Jester
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- A History of US Presidents in Cinema
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