The Buccaneer (1958)
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but it's inhabited by the last big buccaneer: Jean Lafitte. Although Lafitte never attacks American ships, the governor hates him for selling merchandise without taxes - and is loved by the citizens for the same reason. When the big fight gets nearer, Lafitte is drawn between the fronts. His heart belongs to America, but his people urge him to join the party that's more likely to win.
Director:
Anthony Quinn
Writers:
Harold Lamb, Jesse Lasky Jr., Bernice Mosk, C. Gardner Sullivan.
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Yul Brynner as Jean Lafitte |
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Claire Bloom as Bonnie Brown |
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Charles Boyer as Dominique You |
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Inger Stevens as Annette Claiborne |
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Charlton Heston as Gen. Andrew Jackson |
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Henry Hull as Ezra Peavey |
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Lorne Greene as Mercier |
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E.G. Marshall as Gov. William Claiborne |
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Ted de Corsia as Capt. Rumbo |
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Douglass Dumbrille as Collector of the Port |
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Robert F. Simon as Capt. Brown |
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Sir Lancelot as Scipio |
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Fran Jeffries as Cariba - Mawbee Girl |
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John Dierkes as Deacon |
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Woody Strode as Toro |
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Henry Brandon as British Major |
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Cecil B. DeMille as Presenter of Prologue |
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Kathleen Freeman as Tina |
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Jerry Hartleben as Miggs |
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Mimi Gibson as Marjorie |
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Norma Varden as Madame Hilaire |
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Harry Wilson as Pirate with Eyepatch |
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Bess Flowers as Party Guest |
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Bruce Gordon as Gramby |
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Iris Adrian as Brown's Blowsy Girlfriend |
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Leonard Graves as Chighizola |
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Raymond Greenleaf as Junior State Senator |
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Ed Hinton as Second Mate at Barataria (as Edgar Hinton) |
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Judd Holdren as Maj. Reed |
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John Benson as Stevedore |
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Paul Wexler as Horseface |
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Allen Jaffe as Pirate |
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George Ford as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Raoul Freeman as Jackson Officer (uncredited) |
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Good Luck Charm Vendor |
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Harry Shannon as Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian |
| Production | Cecil B. DeMille | Producer |
| Camera | Loyal Griggs | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Harold Lamb | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jesse Lasky Jr. | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jeanie Macpherson | Adaptation |
| Crew | Edwin Justus Mayer | Script |
| Writing | Bernice Mosk | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lyle Saxon | Novel |
| Writing | C. Gardner Sullivan | Screenplay |
| Production | Cecil B. DeMille | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Archie Marshek | Editor |
| Crew | Polly Burson | Stunts |
| Directing | Anthony Quinn | Director |
| Camera | Norbert Haring | Grip |
| Directing | Clem Jones | Second Assistant Director |
