Complete list of every
Pirate Movie ever made

This is a list of every known Pirate movie ever made, but even with over 300 entries I admit that it is still somewhat incomplete.  If you happen to know of a pirate movie that I have missed, please email me the details for that film and I will make sure that it gets added to the list. Are you associated with a new Pirate movie? Do you want some free advertising on a site that gets over 3,000 unique hits a day? Send me a copy of your film to review and list here so that your film gets some free publicity and exposure!  email me for details! All the movies below have been sorted alphabetically by title, and then by their release date.

	Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd Released: 1952 Made in: USA Length: 70 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Comedy, Musical PK's Rating: Synopsis: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star in this musical pirate comedy from director Charles Lamont, who directed several films of the comedic duo (Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars). Unwittingly possessing a treasure map, the boys are kidnapped by villainous cutthroats Captains Kidd (Charles Laughton) and Bonney (Hillary Brooke). Screwball mayhem ensues in the best Abbott and Costello tradition.
	Adventures of Dave & Becky: In Search of Pirate Treasure Volcano!, The Released: 1997 Made in: USA Length: 35 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Children PK's Rating: Synopsis: Mindless children's video about two Reporters, Dave & Becky, who are assigned to investigate the legend about pirate treasure hidden deep inside an active volcano in the South Pacific.  Complete piece of garbage that I would strongly urge anyone to avoid.
	Adventures of the Happy Pirates: Doug & Gary Released: 1991 Made in: USA Length: 60 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Children PK's Rating: Synopsis: This musical performance features the silly antics of Doug Ladd and Gary Smith as the Happy Pirates. This concert is full of original songs and fun. ~ All Movie Guide
	Against All Flags Released: 1952 Made in: USA Length: 83 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: In 1700, the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself cashiered, flogged, and set adrift to infiltrate the pirate "republic." Hawke soon meets lovely Spitfire Stevens, a pirate captain in her own right, and the sparks begin to fly; but wooing a pirate poses unique problems. Especially after he rescues adoring young Princess Patma from a captured ship. Meanwhile, Hawke's secret mission proceeds to an action-packed climax.  Not the best Pirate film ever (or even the best Errol Flynn Movie) but still a great Pirate flick!
	Anne of the Indies a.k.a. La Mujer Pirata Released: 1951 Made in: USA Length: 81 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Jean Peters is at her feisty best in Anne of the Indies. Harboring a grudge against all men (and not without reason), Anne becomes "Captain Providence," one of the most notorious pirate leaders of the Spanish Main. Anne is pursued by French captain Pierre la Rochelle (Louis Jourdan), who intends to bring her to justice. To this end, La Rochelle makes romantic overtures to Anne, but she gloms onto his scheme and abducts the captain and his wife Molly (Debra Paget). After leaving her victims to die on a desert island, Anne relents and rescues them. She later fully redeems herself (at great personal cost) during a battle with her fiercest rival, Blackbeard (Thomas Gomez). Few actresses could have pulled off the contrarily-written title character in Anne of the Indies with as much determination and conviction as Jean Peters; surprisingly, the actress was reportedly never comfortable before the cameras, often insisting that she'd rather be a schoolteacher! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
	Le Avventure di Mary Read a.k.a. Queen of the Seas, Hell Below Deck Released: 1961 Made in: Italy Length: 87 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: Italian (English version is dubbed) Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance PK's Rating: Synopsis: Redhead Mary is a girl who dresses like a man to better approach, and rob the jewels worn by the pretty ladies of her time. The King's Guard captures her, and she finds herself in the same cell with Peter Goodwin, a nobleman - who pretends to be a robber like her, to flirt with her. After her evasion, Mary goes up the ladder in her criminal life - becoming a good pirate under captain Poof. When the captain dies, the only 'man' aboard who is respected by every faction among the pirates is... Mary. She represents a menace to the Florida Governor, who invites a nobleman to lead the King's naval forces against the pirates: Peter Goodwin.
	Bad Bug Bee and the Pirate Ants Released: 2000 Made in: USA Length: 24 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Animated, Children PK's Rating: Synopsis: Children's morality tale about an insect named Christopher Bee who was a respectable member of the hive until he meets Doddsy the Ant.  The two of them play pirates and get into trouble. An imaginative animated story about forgiveness so heavy on the sap that I'd probably need at least two beers to be able to sit through it again... Winner of the Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence, btw.
	Barbary Pirate Released: 1949 Made in: USA Length: 65 Minutes Rated: PG Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: The U.S. government sends Major Thomas Blake (Donald Woods) on a secret mission when the Bey of Tripoli (Stefan Schnabel) starts demanding tribute from American merchant ships in the Mediterranean in the early 1800's. His pose as a Tory on the ship alienates his fellow passengers, Anne Ridgeway (Trudy Marshall), and her brother Sam (Ross Ford.) Off Tripoli, the ship is captured by the Bey's pirates, but Blake makes a friend of the Bey when he saves his life. Blake learns that a servant girl, Zoltah (Leonore Aubert), and her friends ate plotting to kill the Bey, and that the Bey also has a spy in the State Department, Tobias Sharpe (Matthew Boulton, who has been sending advance information about American ship movements.
	Bigorne, La Released: 1958 Made in: Italy Length: 87 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: French Genre: Action, Adventure? PK's Rating: Synopsis: This Gallic costume farce is set in the 18th century. The plot concerns a group of fun-loving French soldiers who manage to circumvent a band of cutthroat pirates and win the undying loyalty of a tribal potentate. In so doing, our heroes secure possession of a group of unclaimed islands for the French Crown. Considering the ongoing problems in Indochina and Algeria, one would think that the history of French colonization would be the last subject any producer would pick for a film, let alone a comedy like La Bigorne, Caporal de France. For the record, the film's romantic throughline is carried by Francois Perier and Rosanna Podesta. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
	Black Pirate, The Released: 1926 Made in: USA Length: 85 Minutes Rated: G Format: Colorized Language: Silent Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: The Black Pirate is a 1926 adventure silent film shot entirely in Technicolor which tells the story of a young nobleman who infiltrates a ship full of pirates to avenge his father's death. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse and Billie Dove. In one long, dramatic scene, Fairbanks acting alone seizes a merchant ship. In another famous scene, he sticks his dagger into the mainsail and rides it all the way down from top to bottom, cutting the sail in half as he goes. Worth noting, the film features many special effects, including some spectacular models of sailing ships. The Black Pirate was the third feature to be filmed in an early two-color Technicolor process that had been first introduced in the 1922 feature Toll of the Sea. This reproduces a limited but pleasing range of colors. The script was adapted by Jack Cunningham from a story by Fairbanks, who used his middle names "Elton Thomas" as a pseudonym. This film was directed by Albert Parker and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
	Black Pirates, The a.k.a. Pirata negro, El (Mexico) Released: 1954 Made in: Mexico Length: 72 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: 1954's The Black Pirates stars Anthony Dexter, who three years earlier hadn't quite set box-office records afire with his portrayal of Rudolph Valentino. Dexter heads a band of pirates who land in a sleepy Mexican village. A buried treasure is rumored to be somewhere in the vicinity, and the pirates want to get their grimy mitts on it. They enslave the villagers and force them to dig for the treasure. Black Pirates was written by Fred Freiberger, the man later responsible for the up-and-down third season of TV's Star Trek. It was filmed on location in Mexico and released stateside by Lippert Films. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
	Black Swan, The Released: 1942 Made in: USA Length: 85 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Carribean of Buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight. If you love films of mutineers, swashbuckling adventure, and roguish characters, then this film is for you.
	Blackbeard the Pirate Released: 1952 Made in: USA Length: 99 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: In 1674, "reformed" pirate Sir Henry Morgan is a high official in Jamaica, but Edward Maynard hopes to win a large reward by proving Morgan still dabbles in piracy. Maynard goes undercover as ship's surgeon with a Morgan henchman...who's been supplanted by notorious Blackbeard himself. Also on the ship is Edwina Mansfield, seemingly a damsel in distress, to whom there's much more than meets the eye.  Robert Newton's performance is phenomenal!
	Blackbeard's Ghost Released: 1968 Made in: USA Length: 107 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Children, Comedy, Disney PK's Rating: Synopsis: In this surprisingly funny Disney comedy, Peter Ustinov is the famous pirate Blackbeard's ghost that returns to our time (1960). Blackbeard has been cursed by his last wife who was a notorious witch, so that he will never die. The only way to "break" the curse is to do (for once in his life) a good act. Is the famous pirate able to do something good?
	Boy and the Pirates, The Released: 1960 Made in: USA Length: 82 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Children, Family PK's Rating: Synopsis: Quickie-flick entrepreneur Bert I. Gordon makes a bid for the kiddie trade in The Boy and the Pirates. Charles Herbert, the juvenile star of 13 Ghosts, plays a contemporary kid who finds a bottle on the beach. The bottle contains genie Joseph Turkel (a loyal member of Stanley Kubrick's "stock company"), who whisks Herbert back in time and on board the pirate ship captained by Bluebeard (Murvyn Vye, whose performance is as shamelessly over-the-top as anything concocted by Robert Newton). Reams of stock footage later, Herbert escapes Bluebeard's clutches, together with his new friend Susan Gordon (Bert I. Gordon's daughter). Veteran Hollywood scrivener Lillie Hayward brings some much-needed class and polish to the low-budget proceedings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
	Breed of the Sea Released: 1926 Made in: USA Length: 6 Reels Rated: G Format: B&W Language: Silent Genre: Action, Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Tod and Tom Pembroke (both Ince) are twin brothers who are divinity students. Both of them love Ruth Featherstone, the dean's daughter (Dorothy Dunbar), but Tod is expelled and since he knows Ruth loves Tom, he leaves for China. Years later, after Tom has graduated and married Ruth, he travels to the island of Paroa to establish a mission. But difficulties arise when he catches island fever and the ship is captured by the notorious pirate, Blaze Devine. Devine, however, turns out to be Tod, and when he discovers his brother's plans, he goes to Paroa in his place. Bully Rawden, the head trader on the island (Alphonz Ethier), is determined to keep any missionaries away. While Tod is busy trying to vanquish him, his daughter, Marietta (Margaret Livingston), falls in love with him. After a lot of fighting between Tod and Bully's men, they come to an agreement -- Bully will allow a missionary on the island if Tod's pirate crew stops pillaging his ships. Tom, fully recovered, takes his place on the island and when Tod leaves, he finds that Marietta has stowed away on his ship. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
	Buccaneer Bunny Released: 1948 Made in: USA Length: 7 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Animated PK's Rating: Synopsis: Classic but typical Bugs Bunny cartoon in which Pirate Yosemite Sam chases Bugs all over the ship to find out where the buried treasure is.  Awesome.
	Buccaneer, The Released: 1938 Made in: USA Length: 124 Minutes Rated: G Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: In the War of 1812, the British have sacked Washington and hope to capture New Orleans, where pirate Jean Lafitte romances blue-blooded Annette de Remy and openly sells his loot in a pirates' market, while taking careful measure to never attack American ships. Can the British bribe Lafitte to help them? Can Lafitte persuade American authorities of his loyalty? Will a love triangle between Annette and pretty Dutch girl Gretchen (survivor of a pirates' prize) bring about Lafitte's undoing? Can this movie possibly get any cheesier?!?!
	Buccaneer's Girl Released: 1950 Made in: USA Length: 77 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure, Romance, Musical PK's Rating: Synopsis: Robin Hood-like pirate Baptiste takes only the ships of rich but wicked trader Narbonne. Fun loving Debbie, a passenger from his latest prize, stows away on the pirate ship and falls for the pirate; later, having become a New Orleans entertainer, she meets his alter ego, who's engaged to the governor's daughter. Sea battles and land rescues follow in lighthearted style.
	Buccaneers, The Released: 1924 Made in: USA Length: 20 Minutes Rated: G Format: B&W Language: Silent Genre: Action, Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: The silent, two-reel Our Gang comedy The Buccaneers was originally released on March 9, 1924. As the film's title suggests, the gang decides to become pirates, but their jerry-built galleon sinks to the bottom of the harbor the moment it's christened with a ketchup bottle. Undaunted, the kids stow away on Captain Whelan's scow and before long find themselves on the high seas. Rescued by a passing Navy battleship, the kids are immediately put to work by the captain, who intends to discourage the youngsters from yearning for a life at sea. Although the kids manage to elude the captain and the crew, they're not so lucky when their parents catch up with them. A subplot involves the efforts by fat Joe Cobb to deliver a package of fish -- which mysteriously disappears thanks to a pack of hungry felines. An abbreviated version of The Buccaneers, re-titled The Pirates, was included in the Mischief Makers TV package in 1960. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
	Buccaneers, The Released: 1956 Made in: USA Length: 975 minutes Rated: PG Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Made for TV PK's Rating: Synopsis: Captain Dan Tempest was an ex-pirate who received a pardon from the King and turned privateer after his stronghold of New Providence was taken over by Crown soldiers. Tempest and Lt. Beamish, the Crown-appointed deputy governor, were uneasy allies, fighting the Spanish privateers who were ravaging the Caribbean.
	Caesar against the Pirates a.k.a. Giulio Cesare contro i pirati Released: 1960 Made in: Italy Length: 127 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: Italian (English Dubbed) Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama PK's Rating: Synopsis: Julius Caesar flees Rome because of a conspiracy against him and takes refuge by the king of Bitinia. He finds a woman there and while he escorts her to Rhodes their ship is attacked. Caught by the pirates he asks for help to get back to Rome.
	Capitan, Le a.k.a. Captain Blood Released: 1960 Made in: Italy Length: 111 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Good swashbuckler set in France by the time King Louis XIII was just a teenager. It seems that nobody wants to see him sitting on the throne, including his lovely mother. But there is a loyal nobleman who will fight bravely to put things in order. Legendary French actor Jean Marais is a bit too old to play the hero but he tries hard and really does a good job. As the comic relief, comedian Bourvil plays the street artist who helps Marais in his mission. Fencing and action sequences don't look as great as in Errol Flynn's classics but the old castles are real and "Le Capitan" provides a good fun for its audience. By the way, English title "Captain Blood" makes no sense; this captain has no relation neither to 1935 Hollywood classic nor to Rafael Sabatini's novel (this one is based on Michel Zevaco's histories).
	Captain Blood Released: 1924 Made in: USA Length: 110 Minutes Rated: G Format: B&W Language: Silent Genre: Action, Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Although the Warner Bros. version of Rafael Sabatini's novel made Errol Flynn a star in 1935, it wasn't the first time the romantic adventure was made into a film. J. Warren Kerrigan starred as Peter Blood, the physician turned pirate in this silent Vitagraph version. Peter Blood gets lumped in with a group of rebels who have plotted against King James and is sent to the island of Barbados as a slave. He is purchased, along with his friend, Jeremy Pitt (James Morrison), by Colonel Bishop (Wilfred North), at the request of his willful niece, Arabella (Jean Paige). When a Spanish ship takes over the town, Blood leads the slaves and captures the vessel. After becoming the terror of the seas (but never attacking an English ship), Blood and his men rescue Lord Wade (Allan Forrest) and Arabella from a burning ship. When William III ascends to the British throne, Blood aligns himself with the new king, defeats the French fleet and saves Port Royal. He is appointed governor of Jamaica for his heroic deeds, and finally wins the hand of Arabella. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
	Captain Blood Released: 1935 Made in: USA Length: 119 Minutes Rated: G Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: This is one of my favorite pirate movie & the film that helped Errol Flynn make a name for himself. And, it's an earlier teaming of Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone and director Michael Curtiz than The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) too. The film was Oscar nominated, as was Curtiz and its Writing. Also see Guy Kibbee as one of Flynn's compatriots. Dr. Peter Blood (Flynn) is convicted of treason for treating an enemy of the king. He is sold into slavery where he meets, and is temporarily saved by a beautiful woman (de Havilland), the daughter of the man (Lionel Atwill) in control of the island where he is taken. But Blood leads the other slaves on an escape. They steal a boat, and become successful pirates with Blood as their captain. Of course, he must be pursued, and he must rescue de Havilland from Rathbone, and eventually the pirates become involved on the right side of the war between their former Britain and France.  The film is a must see for ANY pirate enthusiast!
	Captain Calamity a.k.a. Sinful Cargo Released: 1936 Made in: USA Length: 66 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: In the South Seas, Bill Jones (George Houston), captain of the schooner "Marigold", is known as Captain Calamity as he is quick to fight or frolic. Stone broke on the island of Quica and with his ship in need or re-stocking, Bill accepts an ancient Spanish doubloon from a young Australian named Carr (Barry Norton)in exchange for taking him to Tapillo, where Carr can take a ship to Sidney. Bill gives the doubloon to trader Joblin (Louis Natheaux)for supplies, and does not bother to correct the trader's impression that he has found a fabulous horde of pirate gold. With Madame Gruen (Margaret Irving), a slatternly jade who runs a waterfront boarding house, and Samson (the ever-oily Roy D'Arcy), her paramour, Joblin schemes to seize Captain Bill's supposed treasure trove. Together, they gather a a crew of cutthroats, led by Black Pierre (George J. Lewis), leader of the scum of the waterfront dives, to seize the treasure. Bill also meets Dr. Kelkey (Crane Wilbur), loser in many bouts with a brandy bottle, and his ward, Madge Lewis (Marian Nixon), on a mission to find the man who murdered and robbed her father in Australia. Bill agrees to help her, but does not remember her as the young girl he had saved from a sinking ship a dozen years before.
	Captain Hareblower Released: 1954 Made in: USA Length: 7 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Animated, Cartoon PK's Rating: Synopsis: Bugs will not bend to the threats of Pirate (Yosemite) Sam.  Awesome.
	Captain Horatio Hornblower Released: 1951 Made in: UK Length: 117 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: A reasonably accurate screen adaptation of BEAT TO QUARTERS by C.S. Forester about the British naval captain during the Napoleonic Wars. Hornblower is sent to the pacific coast of Latin America to bring arms to a rebel leader against Spain only to find he must also defeat a ship nearly half again the size of his frigate Lydia. Adventure yarn with a romance slipped in.
	Captain Kidd Released: 1922 Made in: USA Length: 31 Episode Serial Rated: PG Format: B&W Language: Silent Genre: Serial, 31 reels PK's Rating: Synopsis: One of few surviving examples of a once-prolific serial king's work. First, Captain Kidd and his pirates in a shipboard battle, then, a thrilling modern-day fire sequence as Eddie tries to rescue a lady from a burning building. I'm assuming that this serial included action in both the past and the present; otherwise this scene must be from another Polo serial. It's still exciting though, no matter where it originated. Survival Status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive [episodes 1, 2, 5, 13 and 14], in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House film archive [episode 13], in the UCLA Film & Television Archive film archive [episode 2], in the Academy Film Archive film archive [unidentified episode, 16mm reduction positive], and in the Filmoteca Espanola film archive [unidentified episode, 35mm positive]; the film is presumed lost.
	Captain Kidd a.k.a. Adventure on the High Seas Released: 1945 Made in: USA Length: 83 Minutes Rated: PG Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: In this unhistorical account, Capt. William Kidd is already a clever, ruthless pirate when, in 1699, he tricks the king into commissioning him as escort for a treasure ship from India. He enlists a crew of pardoned cutthroats...and Orange Povey, whom Kidd once abandoned on a reef and hoped never to see again. Of course, Kidd's intentions are treacherous. But there's more to gunner Adam Mercy than meets the eye...
	Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl Released: 1954 Made in: USA Length: 89 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: What a great title...but it all goes downhill pretty fast from there on out. Anthony Dexter, who had essayed the title role in the 1951 biopic Valentino, plays a beardless Captain Kidd. Eva Gabor, who would later costar with Arnold the Pig on TV's Green Acres, is the slave girl. Gabor has been dispatched by the villains to seduce Kidd and determine the whereabouts of the pirate's legendary buried treasure. She falls in love with him instead, standing by his side as he fights his way through reels and reels of stock footage from old Hollywood swashbucklers. Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl was produced by Edward Small--and is "small" in every sense of the word. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
	Captain Pirate Released: 1952 Made in: USA Length: 85 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: This above-average Louis Hayward swashbuckler was sumptuously produced by Columbia's resident western specialist Harry Joe Brown. Adapted from Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood Returns, the film stars Hayward as physician-turned-buccaneer Peter Blood. Now respectably retired in the West Indies, Blood is shaken out of his complacency when he is accused of returning to piracy. Given a chance to clear his name, Blood reassembles his old crew to track down the villain who's pilfered his good name. The excellent cast includes John Sutton, George Givot, Ted de Corsia, and, in larger roles than usual, Charles Irwin and Rex Evans. And what would a Columbia pirate picture be without leading lady Patricia Medina? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
	Captain Ron Released: 1992 Made in: USA Length: 100 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Comedy, Family PK's Rating: Synopsis: I fully realize that no-one else in the world liked this movie but me, but I loved it.  The only thing I would have done differently is replace Martin Short with anyone else - maybe Chevy Chase? After Martin Short's character inherits a yacht, he totes his dysfunctional family from suburban Chicago to the Caribbean to claim it. Not having any skill at boating, he hires long-haired, one-eyed low-life Captain Ron to pilot the heap to Miami. During the journey, the somewhat inept sailor frequently loses his way while becoming a hit with everyone in the family - except Martin. Kurt Russel is phenomenal as the grizzled sea captain in this movie - Hollywood should definitely make a pirate film with him in it!
	Caribbean a.k.a. Caribbean Gold Released: 1952 Made in: USA Length: 97 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: In 1728, while hunting ducks, Dick Lindsay comes across a pirate named Francis Barclay burying a treasure-chest. Barclay and his lieutenant, Burford, take Lindsay prisoner aboard their ship, the Black Panther. Barclay decides to use Lindsay to infiltrate the fortified island of his bitter enemy, Andrew MacAllister. (Twenty-one years ago MacAllister abducted Barclay's wife and daughter and sold Barclay into slavery.) Barclay has a scar burned into Lindsay's face so that he'll resemble MacAllister's nephew. Barclay then arranges for Lindsay to be washed up on MacAllister's island. MacAllister, who hasn't seen his nephew for 20 years, accepts Lindsay's false identity. However, while Lindsay is supposed to pave the way for Barclay's invasion of the island, he becomes sidetracked by a rebellion among MacAllister's slaves and by his growing attraction to MacAllister's beautiful daughter, Christine.
	Carry On Jack! Released: 1963 Made in: USA Length: 91 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Carry On Jack was the first historical epic in the "Carry On" series, but was also probably the most forgettable. Its not so much that it is a bad film, but it lacks the spirit of the later Carry On's, probably as there are so many of the regulars missing - there's no Sid James, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor, Hattie Jaques or Kenneth Connor. Only Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey are the main regulars to be featured in this chapter, though Jim Dale (starred in many of the 1960's Carry On's) has a cameo role. Bernard Cribbins blends in with the cast as though he'd always been a regular, plays Albert Poop-Decker, an unlucky man, who after years of struggle, finally wins his commission only to have his identity, rank and uniform stolen from him by Sally (Juliet Mills) who he soon falls in love with. The historical accuracy is impressive with the sets and the costumes but this Carry On film misses its mark slightly though Kenneth Williams and Charles Hawtrey are on fine form throughout. An adequate comedy.
	China Seas Released: 1935 Made in: USA Length: 90 Minutes Rated: PG Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Dynamic Alan Gaskell captains a ship bound from Hong Kong to Singapore. Gaskell tries to turn over a new leaf from his hard-drinking lifestyle after becoming attached to a refined high class English lady, Sybil Barclay. His former girlfriend Dolly is extremely jealous of the budding relationship and tries hard to get the Captain back. He is apparently unimpressed with her loud, obnoxious, and uncivilized manners, even though she is extremely beautiful. After a temporary take over of the ship by gold-seeking Asian pirates, Captain Gaskell must deal with the fact that Dolly and her drinking pal, Jamesey MacArdle, are implicated in the crime.
	City Confidential: Key West Pirates in Paradise Released: 2000 Made in: USA Length: 50 Minutes Rated: TV Format: Color Language: English Genre: Documentary PK's Rating: Synopsis: "Today is the day." Mel Fisher's stubborn mantra would prove correct in 1985 when he unearthed the remains of the Spanish ship Nuestra Senora de Atocha off of Florida's coast. Though he remains one of the world's most-respected treasure hunters, Fisher's final days were filled with controversy. City Confidential: Key West, Pirates in Paradise explores the discovery that surprised a seaside community. Though he had made a fortune collecting the goods of underwater wrecks, Fisher fell victim to a dishonest companion. In 1998, officials raided Fisher's Key West shop under the suspicion he was selling fake coins. When the accusation was substantiated, Fisher was shocked and agreed to make reparations. He died weeks later. A&E explores the glories and pitfalls of the scavenging trade in this one-hour program. ~ Sarah Ing, All Movie Guide Learn more about treasure hunting here!
	Clash of the Space Pirates Released: 1999 Made in: USA Length: 100 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Animated, Manga PK's Rating: Synopsis: Captain Harlock returns in his own new series. Here, the popular space pirate is after a killer who has stolen a legendary treasure and awakened an entire planet of violent and angry gods. Taking it upon himself to save humanity from being caught in the crossfire, Captain Harlock goes on a quest to return the stolen treasure to its rightful owners.
	Clothes Make the Pirate Released: 1925 Made in: USA Length: 90 Minutes Rated: NR Format: B&W Language: Silent Genre: Drama PK's Rating: Synopsis: After his impressive screen debut in Sally, stage comedian Leon Errol became a full-fledged film star with this picture, set in New England's colonial days. Tidd (Errol) is a henpecked tailor who secretly dreams of being a pirate. In fact, he even makes himself a pirate costume, which unnerves his wife, Betsy (Dorothy Gish). He winds up hiding in a small boat, where he is found by a rough crew and mistaken for notorious pirate chief Dixie Bull. He is taken on board where he gets to live out his dreams. Betsy and Tidd's niece, Nancy Downs (Edna Murphy), board the Frolic in their search for Tidd, and their vessel gets in a battle with the pirate ship. Tidd wins and demands that the women be handed over -- of course, they are Betsy, Nancy, and a vamp, Madame LaTour (Nita Naldi). Tidd finally comes face-to-face with the real Dixie Bull (Walter Law) and he agrees to a duel. When Bull trips and falls, Tidd leaps on him and declares himself the victor. The truth is he is more than happy to go back to his normal, bland life, with one change -- now he can order his wife around. Dorothy Gish's then-husband, James Rennie, has a supporting role as Nancy's sweetheart. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
	Cold Steel Released: 1921 Made in: USA Length: Unknown Rated: PG Format: B&W Language: Silent Genre: Action, Suspense PK's Rating: Synopsis: Veteran producer-director-actor J.P. McGowan starred in this low-budget silent action melodrama as an engineer who promises his dying father to hunt down the men who robbed him of valuable land in the west. McGowan does just that, but the gang hires an attorney to keep the nosy engineer at bay. Said attorney (Nigel de Brulier), alas, is a friend of McGowan's, and obtains further evidence of the gang's wrongdoings. The gang leader's son (Stanhope Wheatcroft) manages to flee with the evidence, but McGowan and his girlfriend (Kathleen Clifford) track him down. The director of this little film, Sherwood MacDonald, was formerly associated to the Balboa Amusement Corporation of Long Beach, California. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
	Cold Steel for Tortuga a.k.a. Avventuriero della tortuga, L' Released: 1965 Made in: Italy Length: 97 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English (dubbed) Genre: Adventure, PK's Rating: Synopsis: An adventurer recruits several pirates to help him rescue both his girl and the gold stolen from him by a scheming politician. The Italian film is dubbed into English, so brace yourself with a couple of beers or else you'll never make it through this one...
	Colonel Heeza Liar and the Pirates a.k.a. Colonel Heeza Liar's "Ancestor" Released: 1916 Made in: USA Length: Unknown Rated: G Format: B&W Language: Silent Genre: Animation, Comedy, Short PK's Rating: Never seen it! Synopsis: Originally created to be parody of President Theodore Roosevelt, Colonel Heeza Liar (sound out the name for the lame joke) tells a number of highly unlikely stories.  Early political satire in cartoon form.
	Conquest Released: 1996 Made in: USA Length: 110 Minutes Rated: Adult Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adult PK's Rating: Synopsis: A pirate based adult film set on the high seas, with low morals. If the lust of the ages could settle into one epic - this would be it. Wicked Pictures and Armstrong/Steele present an epic saga of desire and revenge. A weak story full of hard action. Lavish shipboard and island locations, a real story with lame but decent characters that will remind you of some of the early 1950's serial tripes. Highly recommend for any teenage male in that awkward adoloescent phase...
	Corsario Negro, El a.k.a. The Black Pirate, The Black Privateer Released: 1944 Made in: Mexico Length: 100 Minutes Rated: PG Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: This Mexican drama features murder, revenge, ruling power and romance in Eighteenth century Maracaibo...How could that come out so weak?
	Corsican Brothers, The Released: 1941 Made in: USA Length: 112 Minutes Rated: PG Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Siamese twins, sons of a Corsican nobleman, are separated and hidden just as the entire family is wiped out by a robber baron. Twenty years later the two young men meet. One grew up in Paris, the other sheltered by a family retainer in Corsica. The two brothers have a telepathic link and feel each other's emotions. They once again separate, but this time to confuse and wreak vengeance on the villain responsible for the demise of their kin. Based on a story by Alexander Dumas
	Corsican Brothers, The Released: 1985 Made in: USA Length: 100 Minutes Rated: R Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure, Comedy PK's Rating: Synopsis: Filmed on location "Somewhere in France", this umpteenth version of Dumas' The Corsican Brothers stars the zoned-out comedy team of Cheech and Chong. Perhaps inspired by the Ritz Bros.' spin on The Three Musketeers, the duo retains enough of the original story (about twin brothers who feel one another's pain) to keep the plot going, but try to inject their own peculiar brand of humor throughout. The film's highlight is a duel with two loaves of stale bread. Yes, that's the highlight. Just as the 1930s comedy team of Wheeler and Woolsey lost their audience when they dropped their risque humor and Prohibition gags, so too do Cheech and Chong falter when not indulging in the drug-oriented comedy which made them famous in the early 1970s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
	Count of Monte Cristo, The Released: 1934 Made in: USA Length: 119 Minutes Rated: G Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: A classic swashbuckler based on the 1844 novel by Alexander Dumas. It tells the story of Edmond Dantes, a sailor who was unjustly imprisoned for years but escapes to look for the culprits who framed him. Donat's performance was enough to earn him the leading candidacy for Captain Blood and The Adventures of Robin Hood, which he eventually lost to the then-unknown Errol Flynn.
	Crimson Blade, The a.k.a. Scarlet Blade, The Released: 1963 Made in: UK Length: 82 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Its the Cavaliers vs. the Copperheads in this costume drama set during the 17th-century British Civil War. Our sympathies are supposed to be with Oliver Cromwell's underground troops--and they are, since the arrogant Cromwell isn't around to comprise his followers' heroism. Lionel Jeffries, loyal to Cromwell, is confounded by his daughter June Thorburn's fidelity to the Throne. Oliver Reed co-stars as Jeffries' right-hand man and June's boyfriend. Crimson Blade does little to clarify the complex issues attending the war, but it delivers the goods in the action department. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
	Crimson Pirate, The Released: 1952 Made in: USA Length: 104 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure, Comedy PK's Rating: Synopsis: Released well after Douglas Fairbanks's and Errol Flynn's heydays, this way too cheesy good-natured Burt Lancaster vehicle is, nevertheless, a good example of the classic (albeit a little campy) swashbuckler film genre. Set in the 16th century, along the Spanish Main, this lusty adventure both expands on and explodes genre conventions. Lancaster, a circus acrobat before turning to movies in the '40s, gives what may be his most physical performance as sword-for-hire Captain Vallo, a.k.a. the Crimson Pirate. Nick Cravat, Lancaster's real-life circus buddy, matches the star leap for leap, somersault for somersault as Vallo's mute sidekick. The fetching Eva Bartok causes Vallo to throw over the Spanish for rebel forces, and a young Christopher Lee demonstrates the swordsmanship that would later make him a natural in Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers. Director Robert Siodmak, known for his claustrophobic noir thrillers (1946's The Killers), handled most of the interiors, while Lancaster coordinated the tongue-in-cheek humor and macho derring-do. The broadly played action scenes, including the climactic 18-minute battle aboard a frigate, wouldn't be improved on for another three decades--by Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark. The big difference: Harrison Ford needed a stunt double, Lancaster didn't.
	Crusader Rabbit VS the   Released: 1949 Made in: USA Length: 83 minutes Rated: G Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Animated PK's Rating: Synopsis: Crusader Rabbit is out to get the pirates and put them in their place. This show was the first animated TV show for kids.
	Cutthroat Island Released: 1995 Made in: USA Length: 123 Minutes Rated: PG-13 Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: A lot of people have some very negative things to say about this movie, but in the end I want to give it credit for single handedly reviving the dead industry of high-budget full blown Pirate movies.  Plus if you get past the holes in the plot and terrible ending it's actually a pretty fun movie to watch. Morgan Adams (Geena Davis) and her slave, William Shaw (Matthew Modine), are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg (Frank Langella). Her crew is sceptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her piratical raids.
	Dancing Pirate, The Released: 1936 Made in: USA Length: 83 Minutes Rated: NR Format: Color (Technicolor) Language: English Genre: Musical PK's Rating: Synopsis: This is certainly an oddity but worth catching for Oscar nominated Choreography (it was a category in 1936) and a forgotten dancer, Charles Collins, in the lead. Movie comes with  a handful of Rodgers and Hart songs and good use of Technicolor.
	Daphne and the Pirate Released: 1916 Made in: USA Length: Unknown Rated: G Format: B&W Language: Silent Genre: Adventure, Drama PK's Rating: Never saw it Synopsis: Lillian Gish shows almost as much spunk in this picture as her hoydenish sister Dorothy Gish usually did. Daphne La Tour (Gish), is the daughter of a destitute French nobleman in the early 18th century. Because he is the favorite at the king's court, Philip de Mornay (Elliot Dexter) can probably have any woman he wants, but he likes Daphne's audacity. So he orders his men to kidnap her and take her to the home of Franchette, a popular madam (Lucile Young). But before he can fetch her, he is forced to flee and is captured by pirates. Meanwhile, Franchette's place is overtaken by soldiers who are rounding up women to send to Louisiana, where wives are sorely needed. Daphne is among the young ladies captured, but the ship they are on is attacked by the pirates. Daphne helps save the day for the Frenchmen, and as a result, she saves Philip's life. Although she has been sold to Jamie D'Arcy (Walter Long), she nevertheless manages to marry Philip when they reach Louisiana. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide
	Davy Crockett & The River Pirates Released: 1956 Made in: USA Length: 81 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Action, Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: The legendary Davy Crockett (Fess Parker) and his friend George Russell (Buddy Ebsen) are traveling along, when the accidentally end up on the bad side of Mike Fink. Fink bets the pair that he can beat them in a race to New Orleans. Though Fink tries all sorts of devious methods to win, in the end, honesty wins out. Along the way, the group faces off with the River Pirates, who have been posing as Native Americans to kill travelling settlers! This fun Disney family film, full of action and adventure, first appeared as a two-part special on the Disney television series, and remains as energetic and inspiring today as when it first aired.
	Dead Men Tell Released: 1941 Made in: USA Length: 60 Minutes Rated: PG Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Mystery PK's Rating: Synopsis: Just as elderly Miss Nodbury is ready to leave on a treasure hunt for a family fortune she is scared to death by the ghost of a pirate ancestor. Charlie Chan investigates the rest of the clan.
	Desperate Voyage Released: 1980 Made in: USA Length: 95 Minutes Rated: TV Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller PK's Rating: (Book version gets ) Synopsis: Christopher Plummer has all the best dialogue in the hokey made-for-TVer Desperate Voyage. Plummer plays a modern-day pirate who hijacks private yachts, steals the valuables on board, and, weeping crocodile tears, sends the passengers to Davy Jones' Locker. His captives on this voyage are Cliff Potts, Christine Belford, Lara Parker and Nicholas Pryor, none of whom have any intention of being tossed into the briny. Much was made of the fact that Desperate Voyage was filmed entirely at sea, with no studio work. Those who didn't suffer from "mal de mer" were able to watch this film from start to finish when it debuted November 29, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
	Devil-Ship Pirates, The Released: 1964 Made in: UK Length: 89 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Historical, Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: A pirate ship, fighting in 1588 on the side of the Spanish Armada, suffers damage and must put into a village on the British coast for repairs. The village is small and isolated and the Spanish convince the villagers that the English fleet has been defeated and that they, the Spanish, are now their masters. This results in the villagers' sullen cooperation, but rumors and unrest begin to spread and soon the Spanish pirates find themselves facing a revolt.
	Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done Released: 1976 Made in: UK Length: 81 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color (Technicolor) Language: English Genre: Action, Suspense PK's Rating: Synopsis: It is surprising that Dick Deadeye has largely disappeared without a trace. Based on the drawings of Gerlad Scarfe, the story is cobbled together from a selection of Gilbert & Sullivan operettas (Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore to name only three). The story is fine for a cartoon, but there are a LOT of musical moments with updated versions of well known G&S songs, plus a few new ones. 'The Moon & I' sung by Linda Lewis was even a minor hit in 1976, but this didn't seem to help the film receive greater viewing audiences. It did not receive a full UK distribution, but did play in selected 'art house' cinemas, then disappeared without a trace. As far as I am aware it has never released on video or DVD.
	Diablos del mar, Los Released: 1981 Made in: Spain Length: 84 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: Spanish Genre: Action, Suspense PK's Rating: Synopsis: A slave hunter attacks a ship on sea in which six girls are on their way to Australia. They succeed in escaping and are eventually picked up by a whaler.
	Divot Diggers, Mama's Little Pirate Released: 1936 Made in: USA Length: 45 Minutes Rated: TV Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Comedy PK's Rating: Synopsis: An OUR GANG Comedy Short in which Spanky (Against his mother's wishes) takes the Gang searching for Pirate treasure in a dark cave. Fun short film (20 Minutes long). Highlight: the attack of the Giant (played by R. E. 'Tex' Madsen, voice by longtime comedian Billy Bletcher). This was one of the films where Buckwheat is supposedly played by a female character.
	Doctor Who - The Pirate Planet Released: 1975 Made in: UK Length: 101 Minutes Rated: TV Format: Color Language: English Genre: Sci-Fi PK's Rating: Synopsis: Normally I would not have included this sci-fi movie in this list except for two thing; It involves pirates as a key plot element, and the episode was written by the amazing  Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy).  'Nuff said!
	Dora the Explorer: Treasure Island Released: 2000 Made in: USA Length: 25 Minutes Rated: TV Format: Color Language: English Genre: Animated PK's Rating: Synopsis: Children's cartoonabout Dora and her friends journeying to a place called Treasure Island to reclaim some sort of magical chest full of costumes.  Three drink minimum on this one.
	Double Crossbones Released: 1951 Made in: USA Length: 75 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Musical, Comedy PK's Rating: Synopsis: Double Crossbones is an unusually elaborate comedy vehicle for Donald O'Connor. Set in the Carolinas in the 18th century, the film casts O'Connor as Davy Crandall, a bumbling shopkeeper's apprentice. Davy's boss (Hayden Rourke) is in cahoots with the corrupt colonial governor (John Emery), who in turn deals directly with the pirates who sail in and out of port with impunity. Unfairly accused of piracy, Davy finds refuge on a buccaneer's boat. Through circumstances better seen than described, our hapless hero gains the reputation of being the boldest pirate on the Seven Seas. The stellar supporting cast includes Helena Carter as the heroine, Will Geer as O'Connor's aide-de-camp, and Hope Emerson, Alan Napier and Robert Barrat, cast respectively as notorious pirates Anne Bonney, Capt. Kidd and Henry Morgan.
	Dr. Syn Released: 1937 Made in: UK Length: 80 Minutes Rated: PG Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: When customs and excise men arrive at the village of Dymchurch in Kent, they uncover an intricate smuggling network being coordinated by the local parson, Dr Syn. Unknown to all but a few locals Dr Syn also hides a secret past, that he was once the notorious pirate Captain Clegg.
	Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow a.k.a. Scarecrow of Romny Marsh Released: 1962 Made in: USA Length: 98 Minutes Rated: G Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: This Disney drama is essentially a Zorro movie without any Mexican people in it.  Originally broadcast as a three part TV show, it tells the story of a vicar's (priest) double life. Outwardly he is the model of upstanding citizenship and loyalty to an oppressive British government. But he is also a notorious smuggler who uses his ill-gotten gains to benefit his impoverished village. Sound familiar to the Z man?
	Fair Wind to Java Released: 1953 Made in: USA Length: 92 Minutes Rated: NR Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: The Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an American merchant vessel is looking for a sunken Dutch vessel containing 10,000 precious diamonds. Unfortunately, he's not the only one and then there's also that volcano on the nearby island of Krakatau, waiting to explode in its historical, disastrous eruption...
	Fire Over England Released: 1937 Made in: UK Length: 89 Minutes Rated: NR Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Captured during a tempestuous sea battle with the Spanish navy, Michael Ingolby is allowed to escape by the Spanish commander, who happens to be an old friend of his father. He only makes it as far as the Spanish coast but survives when a sympathetic family takes him in and nurses him back to health. While recuperating, Michael learns that his father has been executed by the Spaniards. Devastated, he flees home to England in a rickety fishing boat and reports the news to Queen Elizabeth, urging her to attack Spain. Queen Elizabeth is impressed by the young man's patriotism and sends Michael back to Spain with orders to enter King Philip's court as a spy. Once here, he uncovers a plot to assassinate Elizabeth, but is eventually recognized by the Spaniards and imprisoned. Once again, with help from his captors, Michael escapes -- making it back to England just in time to warn the Queen and participate in an attack on the mighty Armada. "Fire Over England" premiered in Los Angeles on January 8, 1937.  This movie was the first British film to premiere in Los Angeles. Originally, the production was to be called "Gloriana" with Conrad Veidt slated to star as Michael Ingolby; the part ultimately went to Olivier.  The Hays Office requested that a scene in which Laurence Olivier yells "Fire! Fire!" be deleted for fear that audiences would take heed of the warning and charge out of the theatre.
	First Kiss, The Released: 1928 Made in: USA Length: 60 Minutes Rated: G Format: B&W Language: Silent Genre: Drama, Romance PK's Rating: Never saw it! Synopsis: I cannot find a copy of this film anywhere, so I really can't say what it's about...Sorry.
	Fortunes of Captain Blood Released: 1950 Made in: USA Length: 91 Minutes Rated: PG Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Based loosely on the same Rafael Sabatini novel which served as the inspiration for the 1935 Errol Flynn vehicle Captain Blood, the film stars Louis Hayward as Irish doctor Peter Blood, who is exiled from England after treating the wounds of an enemy to the crown. Blood and several other outcasts turn to piracy, terrorizing merchant vessels of all nationalities. Dogging Captain Blood's trail is the heavy of the piece, the Marquis de Riconete (George Macready). Also appearing are Patricia Medina (Columbia's stock costume-drama heroine) as the marquis' niece, and Alfonso Bedoya (immortalized as the Mexican bandit Gold Hat in Treasure of the Sierra Madre) as a sadistic prison overseer. The battle scenes in Fortunes of Captain Blood would be cannibalized time and again over the next few years by quickie-flick producer Sam Katzman. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
	Frenchman's Creek Released: 1944 Made in: USA Length: 113 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Historical, Romance PK's Rating: Synopsis: Unless you're in for real camp, where the men are prettier than the women (especially in their wigs) then pass on this one. Basically this is one of the romance novels put to screen type of Pirate movies that makes me want to punch a stranger, just to boost a little testosterone into the room. An English lady falls madly in love with a French Pirate, and sappy melodramatic torture ensues.
	George's Island Released: 1991 Made in: Canada Length: 90 Minutes Rated: NR Format: Color Language: English Genre: Children, Adventure PK's Rating: *STARS Synopsis: This is a tale about two children who are put in a foster home, and then on Halloween they breakout and are rescued by their eccentric grandfather who is in a Halloween costume of an eyeball. They then go to Georges island to try and find the treasure of Captain Kidd.
	Ghost in the Noonday Sun Released: 1973 Made in: UK Length: 89 Minutes Rated: NR Format: Color Language: English Genre: Drama PK's Rating: Synopsis: A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure. However, as he begins to lose his memory, he relies more and more on the ghost of the man he just murdered to help him find the loot.
	Golden Hawk, The Released: 1952 Made in: USA Length: 83 Minutes Rated: NR Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Sterling Hayden stars as 17th-century privateer Kit Gerardo, and Rhonda Fleming plays the obligatory hottie female pirate named Rouge. When Rouge's vessel is besieged by the minions of evil Caribbean governor Luis del Toro (John Sutton), Gerardo comes to her rescue. As the film unfolds, they characters all reveal their ulterior motive driven selves, especially the mysterious Rouge. True fans of pirate films will likely recognize the miles of stock footage re-used from earlier pirate epics.
	Goonies, The Released: 1985 Made in: USA Length: 114 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Children, Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: The Goonies tells the tale of a group of young teens who are desperate to find a way to prevent their homes from being gobbled up by an obnoxious local developer in order to build a golf course on the site. When the kids discover an apparently authentic treasure map, the solution to their desperate situation appears to be in their hands. I had problems with this movie even as a kid. Most notably, there is no reason for any Pirates in this movie - the plot has nothing to do with them. Why did the pirates stay in the cave? What were they doing in the cave in the first place? Who sails a frigate into a cave? Why is every single line of dialogue in the movie SHOUTED at each other? Originally I was only going to give this movie one star, but my lovely fiancée begged me to give it at least three (she digs the "truffle shuffle" scene).
	Great Adventures of Captain Kidd, The Released: 1953 Made in: USA Length: Unknown Rated: NR Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Serial, 15 episodes PK's Rating: Synopsis: In 1697, Richard Dale and Alan Duncan are sent on an "undercover" mission by the British Admiralty to find and gather information on the notorious pirate, Captain Kidd. The two agents soon join Kidd's crew and discover, to their surprise, that the Captain is a far different man than they had expected.
	The Great Ships: The Pirate Ships (History Channel) Released: 2006 Made in: USA Length: 60 Minutes Rated: NR Format: Color Language: English Genre: Documentary PK's Rating: Synopsis: This fascinating and informative History Channel documentary takes an up-close look at the dangerous pirate vessels that ruled the seas in the 17th and 18th centuries, discussing the place pirates still hold in the popular imagination and delving into what life was really like on those ships.
	Guns of the Black Witch Terrore dei mari, Il Released: 1961 Made in: Italy Length: 83 Minutes Rated: NR Format: Color Language: English Genre: Action, Adventure PK's Rating: Adventure Synopsis: This movie tells the story of a 17th century village that was the refuge of several French buccaneers. One day, the Spanish attack the village and kill everybody, adults and children alike. Two brothers escaped because they were absent to play away from their parents; on their return home, they saw the end of the carnage, and vowed revenge. As adults, they made their revenge on the Spanish colonists trying to colonize Maracaibo. Eventually jealousy made them fall apart of each other, and one brother inevitably dies so the other brother would survive and be happy with the woman they both loved. Cheesy and predictable? Yep, but still a good Pirate flick.
	Harold Robbins' The Pirate Released: 1978 Made in: USA Length: 200 Minutes Rated: NR Format: Color Language: English Genre: Drama PK's Rating: Synopsis: No pirates anywhere in this movie except for the title, but it's still a great flick. An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, is put in charge of his country's vast oil fortunes. He comes into conflict with a fanatical terrorist group - all headed by his daughter.
	Hell Harbor Released: 1930 Made in: USA Length: 93 Minutes Rated: NR Format: B&W Language: English Genre: Drama, Romance PK's Rating: Synopsis: The young and lovely Anita dreams of escaping the monotony of her island home and sailing to bustling Havana. But when her abusive father promises her to the greasy local merchant, Anita does everything in her power to make her dreams of escape a reality.
	High Wind in Jamaica, A Released: 1965 Made in: UK Length: 104 Minutes Rated: NR Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: The parents of children living in Jamaica, afraid that the kids are growing up uncivilized, decide to send them to England. But during the voyage, the childrens' ship is boarded by pirates and in the confusion the children wind up trapped on the pirate ship. The children view it as a lark, and one of them, a girl named Emily, develops an unusual bond with Chavez, the pirate captain. The superstitious pirates can't wait to unload the kids at the first port, but a tragedy prevents it, and Emily's relationship with Chavez takes a fateful twist.
	HMS Pinafore Released: 1982 Made in: UK Length: 100 minutes Rated: NR Format: Color Language: English Genre: Musical PK's Rating: Synopsis: Ralph Rackstraw, a poor seaman, is in love with Josephine, the Captain's daughter, but she is too high above him in the social scale for him to even consider asking her to marry him. Also, he has a rival in the form of Sir Joseph Porter, KCB, the Ruler of the Queen's Navee. Sir Joseph Porter, who is fully aware of his own importance, is an arrogant snob who feels that Josephine is far beneath him on the social scale. However, contemptuous though he feels about this factor, he will overlook the fact that she is just a humble Captain's daughter and that he would therefore be marrying beneath his rank. The Captain is all for his daughter marrying such an illustrious person as Sir Joseph Porter, but Josephine detests the idea. Furthermore, she is in love with poor Ralph Rackstraw.
	Hook Released: 1991 Made in: USA Length: 144 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure, Fantasy PK's Rating: Synopsis: It is rare that I am as disappointed with a movie as I was with this one - Hook fails on about 40 distinctly unique levels, not the least of which is that Peter Pan apparently grew up to be a jerk of a lawyer. The basic story is that the original Peter Pan (Williams) has grown up to be a cut-throat merger and acquisitions lawyer, and is married to Wendy's granddaughter. Captain Hook (Hoffman) kidnaps Peter's children, forcing Peter to return to Never Land with Tinkerbell (Roberts). With the help of her and the Lost Boys, he must remember how to be Peter Pan again in order to save his children by battling with Captain Hook once again.
	Hurricane Island Released: 1951 Made in: USA Length: 70 Minutes Rated: NR Format: Color Language: English Genre: Adventure PK's Rating: Synopsis: Jon Hall is right in his element in the Columbia low-budgeter Hurricane Island. Hall plays Captain Carlos Montalvo, second-in-command to Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon (Edgar Barrier). Engaged in a search for the Fountain of Youth, Montalvo gets mixed up with lady buccaneer Jane Bolton (Marie Windsor) and Indian princess Okahia (Jo Gilbert). The villains, who lurk at every plot turn, are thwarted in a climactic hurricane, chiefly comprised of stock footage from earlier films (practically a trademark of producer Sam Katzman).
	Ice Pirates, The Released: 1984 Made in: USA Length: 91 Minutes Rated: PG Format: Color Language: English Genre: Action, Science Fiction PK's Rating: Synopsis: I hate to admit this, but this is one of the greatest B-movies ever. "Ice Pirates" are daring buccaneers of the future who hijack the most precious cargo in the galaxy - water in the form of ice (so none of it gets lost, leaked, etc while being transported). This movie has everything: space herpes, cowardly battle robots and a great time-warp fight scene. It has recenbtly come out on DVD, but I haven't seen that version yet - I hope they include some behind the scenesproduction stuff.