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Prince of Pirates

Prince of Pirates

Tyranny drove him to piracy!

19537.51h 20m

Overview

In a 16th century kingdom in the Netherlands, the newly crowned King Stephan concludes a secret treaty with the Spanish. This puts him at odds with his younger brother, Prince Roland, who favors a treaty with the French. Stephan orders Roland imprisoned but Roland escapes and leads a revolt.

Directed by Sidney Salkow
Written by Herbert Kline, William Copeland, Samuel Newman
Produced by Sam Katzman
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Top Cast

John Derek

John Derek

Prince Roland

Barbara Rush

Barbara Rush

Countess Nita Orde

Carla Balenda

Carla Balenda

Princess Maria

Whitfield Connor

Whitfield Connor

King Stephan

Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier

Count Blanco

Robert Shayne

Robert Shayne

Prime Minister Treeg

Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

Jan

Don C. Harvey

Don C. Harvey

Koepke (as Don Harvey)

Henry Rowland

Henry Rowland

Greb

Britt Lomond

Britt Lomond

Brenner (as Glase Lohman)

Themes & Keywords

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About Prince of Pirates

Prince of Pirates is a adventure, action film released in 1953 exploring themes of prince, pirate, king, swashbuckler, damsel in distress, 16th century. Directed by Sidney Salkow, it stars John Derek, Barbara Rush, Carla Balenda. In a 16th century kingdom in the Netherlands, the newly crowned King Stephan concludes a secret treaty with the Spanish. This puts him at odds with his younger brother, Prince Roland, who favors a treaty with the French. Stephan orders Roland imprisoned but Roland escapes and leads a revolt.

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