Freibeuter des Todes (1980)
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Journalist Blair Maynard soll in der Karibik herausfinden, warum dort in den letzten Jahren eine ungewöhnlich hohe Anzahl von Schiffen und Menschen verschwunden ist. Gemeinsam mit seinem zwölfjährigen Sohn Justin gerät er in die Gewalt einer Gruppe von Piraten, deren Vorfahren sich vor mehr als 300 Jahren auf einer Insel angesiedelt hatten. Piratenanführer Nau ist erfreut über das frische Blut und beschließt, Justin zu adoptieren. Während Justin sich mit dem Piratenleben anzufreunden scheint, sucht Blair verzweifelt nach einer Fluchtmöglichkeit.
Der Regisseur:
Michael Ritchie
Der Autor:
Peter Benchley
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Michael Caine as Blair Maynard |
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David Warner as David Nau |
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Angela Punch McGregor as Beth |
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Frank Middlemass as Windsor |
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Don Henderson as Rollo |
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Dudley Sutton as Dr. Brazil |
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Colin Jeavons as Hizzoner |
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Zakes Mokae as Wescott |
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Brad Sullivan as Stark |
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Jeffrey Frank as Justin Maynard |
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John O'Leary as Doctor #1 |
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Bruce McLaughlin as Doctor #2 |
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Jimmy Casino as Doctor #3 |
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Suzanne Astor as Mrs. Burgess |
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Susan Bredhoff as Kate |
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Reg Evans as Jack the Bat |
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Steve Gladstone as Pirate |
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David Hart as Attendant |
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Robert Hirschfeld as Cook |
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Gary Hoffman as Mr. Burgess |
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George Marshall Ruge as Seaman #1 |
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John Macchia as Seaman #2 |
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Ricky Rincon as Manuel |
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Robert Thomas Salmi as Ship Captain |
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William G. Schilling as Baxter |
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Stewart Steinberg as Hiller |
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Bob Westmoreland as Charter Boat Captain |
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Mark Westwood as Coast Guardsman |
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Rod Ball as CPO Zimmerman (uncredited) |
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Christine Page as Woman at Gun Range (uncredited) |
| Writing | Peter Benchley | Screenplay |
| Production | Richard D. Zanuck | Producer |
| Editing | Richard A. Harris | Editor |
| Art | Dale Hennesy | Production Design |
| Writing | Peter Benchley | Novel |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Michael Ritchie | Director |
| Production | David Brown | Producer |
| Camera | Henri Decaë | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Gregg Bond | Special Effects |
| Sound | Vivien Hillgrove | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Mishka Cheyko | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tom Bullock | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dennie Thorpe | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Albert Whitlock | Visual Effects |
| Production | Alan Levine | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Peter Waller | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bernard Bats | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Chris Carreras | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stan Winston | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paquita Núñez | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Bobbe Kurtz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John Nutt | Sound Editor |
| Art | Dianne Wager | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Eugene Finley | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard Hymns | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Norman Mau | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Westmoreland | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | José Antonio Sánchez | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Frank Cervarich Jr. | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Clyde Sorenson | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Art | Robert De Vestel | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Cliff Wenger | Special Effects |
| Sound | Jay Boekelheide | Sound Editor |
| Production | Gary Chason | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Thomas Rosales Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | George Fisher | Stunts |
| Crew | Erik Cord | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Lerner | Stunts |
| Crew | Dennis Madalone | Stunts |