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Pirates

Pirates

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19866.32h 4m

Overview

The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.

Directed by Roman Polanski
Written by John Brownjohn, Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach
Produced by Tarak Ben Ammar
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $1.6M

Top Cast

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red

Cris Campion

Cris Campion

Jean-Baptiste 'The Frog'

Damien Thomas

Damien Thomas

Don Alfonso de la Torré

Olu Jacobs

Olu Jacobs

Boomako

Charlotte Lewis

Charlotte Lewis

María-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde

Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Dutch

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Moonhead

David Kelly

David Kelly

Surgeon

Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Sentry

Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne

Captain Linares

Themes & Keywords

seafloatpiratepirate shipcabin boy17th centuryaction comedy1650sfarcical

About Pirates

Pirates is a adventure, comedy film released in 1986 exploring themes of sea, float, pirate, pirate ship, cabin boy, 17th century. Directed by Roman Polanski, it stars Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas. The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.

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Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.

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Cutthroat pirate William Kidd captures Admiral Blayne's treasure ship and hides the bounty in a cave. Three years later, Kidd, posing as a respectable merchant captain, offers his services to the King of England. Seeking a social position, Kidd also negotiates for Blayne's title and lands, provided he can prove Blayne was associated with piracy. Launched upon his royal mission, Kidd is unaware that Blayne's son Adam is among the crew, determined to clear his father's name.

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Hook(1991)

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After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.

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In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

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Waterworld(1995)

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In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate who covets the map to 'Dryland'—which is tattooed on Enola's back.