Review of The Crimson Pirate (1952) by Dave H — 24 Jun 2014
The Crimson Pirate (1952).
This is my favorite Burt Lancaster movie and one of the best pirate movies you'll ever see. This is definitely what the series the Pirates of the Caribbean was going for, adding comedy and amazing stunts to the standard pirate story. This also has a foreign flavor being filmed mostly with British actors (is that a young Christopher Lee?) in the Bay of Naples, Italy. Ironically the Brits are the foils of this movie.
Captain Vallo (Lancaster) is the Crimson Pirate, and with the help of his trusty mute side-kick, Ojo (Nick Cravat) and his men, are taking on what ships may come. They've just taken over a British ship of the line and are thinking of selling the guns to some Caribbean revolutionaries and then turning them in to Baron José Gruda (Leslie Bradley) for the reward, doubling their profit.
Antagonistic seaman, Humble Bellows (Torin Thatcher) is disagreeable to the Captains plans and has his eyes set as the next Captain apparent. When Vallo meets beautiful Consuelo (Eva Bartok), the daughter of the revolutionary leader, all bets are off.
This review of The Crimson Pirate (1952) was written by Dave H on 24 Jun 2014.
The Crimson Pirate has generally received very positive reviews.
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