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18 July 1986 (USA) morePlot:
Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
One of Polanski's Most Underrated Films more (36 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Walter Matthau | ... | Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red | |
| Cris Campion | ... | The Frog - Jean-Baptiste | |
| Damien Thomas | ... | Don Alfonso de la Torré | |
| Olu Jacobs | ... | Boomako | |
| Ferdy Mayne | ... | Captain Linares | |
| David Kelly | ... | Surgeon | |
| Tony Peck | ... | Spanish Officer (as Anthony Peck) | |
| Anthony Dawson | ... | Spanish Officer | |
| Richard Dieux | ... | Spanish Officer | |
| Jacques Maury | ... | Spanish Officer | |
| José Santamaría | ... | Master at Arms (as Jose Santamaría) | |
| Robert Dorning | ... | Commander of Marines | |
| Luc Jamati | ... | Pepito Gonzalez | |
| Emilio Fernandez | ... | Angelito (as Emilio Fernandez) | |
| Wladyslaw Komar | ... | Jesus (also as Wladislaw Komar) |
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121 min | Argentina:116 min | Sweden:118 minLanguage:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:PG (original rating/video rating) | Iceland:14 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Australia:PGFun Stuff
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Opening film at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. moreQuotes:
Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red: Holy poker! You son of a double-eyed whore from the reeking gutters of Rotterdam! moreFAQ
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Pirates is one of Roman Polanski's most underrated films along with The Fearless Vampire Killers and the Tenant. While the latter two films are masterpieces, Pirates is a very good pirate film that's never received it's due.
Polanski redefines the pirate film while still paying tribute to the swashbuckling genre. This film is the perfect companion piece to The Fearless Vampire Killers. Walter Matthau gives an excellent performance as the fearless Pirate and the rest of the cast's performances hit all the right notes. Polanski's direction is masterful as always. The photography and musical score are also very good. From a purely technical standpoint this film is excellent. The script is really the only thing that keeps this film from attaining greatness.
MGM who now hold the DVD rights (they now own the rights to the entire Cannon film library) must release this film as soon as possible in it's uncut, 124 minute widescreen glory (I suggest emailing MGM).
Film rating: 9 out of 10.