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The Crimson Pirate (1952)

September 27, 1952 (US) • Adventure, Comedy • 105m

Overview

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.

Director

Robert Siodmak

Writer

Roland Kibbee

Top Billed

Burt Lancaster

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster

Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

Torin Thatcher
Torin Thatcher

Humble Bellows

James Hayter
James Hayter

Prof. Elihu Prudence

Leslie Bradley
Leslie Bradley

Baron Jose Gruda

Noel Purcell
Noel Purcell

Pablo Murphy

Dana Wynter
Dana Wynter

La Signorita

Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee

Joseph - Military Attaché

Eileen Coghlan
Eileen Coghlan

Woman (uncredited)

Violet Farebrother
Violet Farebrother

Dowager (uncredited)

Charles Horvath
Charles Horvath

Seaman (uncredited)

Harry Lane
Harry Lane

Seaman (uncredited)

Barry Lowe
Barry Lowe

Pirate (uncredited)

John Penrose
John Penrose

Captain Rodriguez (uncredited)

Umberto Sacripante
Umberto Sacripante

Pirate (uncredited)

Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor

Rebel in Wine Cellar (uncredited)

George Woodbridge
George Woodbridge

Pirate (uncredited)

Dennis Wyndham
Dennis Wyndham

Rebel in Wine Cellar (uncredited)

Crew
Otto Heller
Otto Heller

Director of Photography

William Alwyn
William Alwyn

Original Music Composer

Tony Sforzini
Tony Sforzini

Makeup Artist

Russell Shearman
Russell Shearman

Special Effects

Norman Deming
Norman Deming

Associate Producer

Margaret Furse
Margaret Furse

Costume Design

Gus Agosti
Gus Agosti

Assistant Director

Gus Drisse
Gus Drisse

Camera Operator

Terry Hunter
Terry Hunter

Production Manager

Ken Adam
Ken Adam

Assistant Art Director

Paul Sheriff
Paul Sheriff

Art Direction

Marjorie Best
Marjorie Best

Costume Design

Cecil Mason
Cecil Mason

Sound Recordist

Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson

Music Director

A.E. Rudolph
A.E. Rudolph

Sound Director

Vernon Sewell
Vernon Sewell

Second Unit Director

Maisie Kelly
Maisie Kelly

Continuity

Arthur Evans
Arthur Evans

Still Photographer

Hal Britten
Hal Britten

Underwater Camera

James H. Ware
James H. Ware

Second Assistant Director

Clifton Brandon
Clifton Brandon

Second Assistant Director

Buddy Booth
Buddy Booth

Third Assistant Director

Olga Lehmann
Olga Lehmann

Set Dresser

Ray Simm
Ray Simm

Draughtsman

Jack Stevens
Jack Stevens

Draughtsman

David Hildyard
David Hildyard

Boom Operator

Cyril Brown
Cyril Brown

ADR & Dubbing

Michael Colomb
Michael Colomb

ADR & Dubbing

Arthur Ridout
Arthur Ridout

ADR & Dubbing

Len Shilton
Len Shilton

ADR & Dubbing

Frank Howard
Frank Howard

Stunt Double

Allen Pomeroy
Allen Pomeroy

Stunt Coordinator

H.J. Hodges
H.J. Hodges

Underwater Camera

Dennis Bartlett
Dennis Bartlett

Focus Puller

George Pink
George Pink

Focus Puller

Desmond Saunders
Desmond Saunders

First Assistant Editor

Seymour Logie
Seymour Logie

Negative Cutter

Bill Butler
Bill Butler

First Assistant Editor

Gregory Baird Smith
Gregory Baird Smith

Location Manager

Olga Brook
Olga Brook

Continuity

Joan Bridge
Joan Bridge

Color Assistant

Eddie Fowlie
Eddie Fowlie

Property Master



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

September 11, 2022

This is a great little vehicle for an almost 40 year-old Burt Lancaster to demonstrate his star quality (and not inconsiderable athleticism) alongside his long time friend and fellow acrobat Nick Cravat in this really quite enjoyable swashbuckler. The plot is all pretty routine stuff; pirate versus unpopular King, and the script probably ought not to go too near a microscope, but it isn't there to educate or inform, but to entertain - and it does… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,850,000

Revenue

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