Pirate Movies
Here is a list of different Pirate movies. It is not yet a complete list. but it's enough to keep you busy for a while!
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET
CAPTAIN KIDD
1952 ~ Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton - A mix-up between
a love letter and a treasure map has waiters Abbott and Costello on
the wrong end a cutlass in this slapstick swashbuckler.
ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN FABIAN
1951 ~ Errol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead
- Standard swashbuckling romp with the one and only Errol Flynn.
AGAINST ALL FLAGS
1952 ~ Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn - A spy for the
English (Flynn) infiltrates a major pirate haven.
THE BELOVED ROGUE
1927 (silent) ~ John Barrymore, Conrad Veidt, Marceline Day - The
French poet-patriot Francois Villon enters a battle of wits with
King Louis XI and fights to save his beloved in this exciting and
romantic adventure. An enormous production with lavish sets and
costumes. In this swashbuckling story the great John Barrymore truly
shows why he was the best of his silent era.
THE BLACK PIRATE
1926 (silent) ~ Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. - A nobleman pushed too far
by a mob of cuthroats. Features one of the most famous swordfight
scenes ever filmed. Silent with original music score this is the
type of film that made Fairbanks a swashbuckling legend on the
screen.
THE BLACK SWAN
1942 ~ Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hare, Anthony Quinn - A high-seas
adventure about a dashing pirate intent on rescuing a beautiful
woman. Based on the Sabatini book of the same title.
BLACKBEARD'S GHOST
1968 ~ Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Elsa Lancaster - Fun Disney film
with Peter Ustinov as the infamous Blackbeard.
BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE
1952 ~ Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, Irene Ryan - Newton is
rambunctious as a 17th century buccaneer, with lovely Darnell his
captive.
THE BOY AND THE PIRATES
1960 ~ Charles Herbert, Susan Gordon, Murvyn Vye - A young boy is
magically transported back in time to an 18th century pirate ship on
the high seas.
THE BUCCANEER
1938 ~ Frederic March - About Jean Lafitte and the Battle of New
Orleans.
THE BUCCANEER
1958 ~ Yul Brynner - a good remake of the 1938 film.
CAPTAIN BLOOD
1935 ~ Errol Flynn - A must see classic pirate epic with Flynn
starring in his first swashbuckler. Based on Sabatini's novel of the
same name. Dr. Peter Blood is a british physician unjustly sentenced
to slavery for aiding a wounded rebel. Bought by the niece of a
brutal plantation owner, Blood eventually escapes by overtaking a
ship. Once on board, Captain Blood embarks on a series of
swashbuckling adventures.
CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER
1951 ~ Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo - Exciting, well-produced sea
epic based on C.S. Forester'S british naval hero of the napoleonic
wars.
CAPTAIN KIDD
1945 ~ Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott - A pirate double crosses
the King of England after making a deal to safeguard a fleet of
treasury ships from india.
CAPTAIN KIDD AND THE SLAVE GIRL
1954 ~ Anthony Dexter, Eva Gabor, Alan Hale Jr. - Entertaining cast.
CAPTAIN PIRATE
1952 ~ Louis Hayward - Sequel to "Captain Blood", based on
Sabatini's novel "Capt. Blood Returns".
CARRIBEAN
1952 ~ John Payne, Arlene Dahl, Sir Cedric Hardwicke - A revenge
minded pirate fights a greedy plantation owner.
THE CRIMSON PIRATE
1952 ~ Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat - A well done funny spoof of
pirate movies.
CUTTHROAT ISLAND
1995 ~ Gena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella - This adventure
pits a tough man and an unconventional woman against greedy thieves
and pirates. Good action scenes, great locations and costumes.
THE DEVIL-SHIP PIRATES
1964 ~ Christopher Lee, Barry Warren, Suzan Farmer - The plot is
fairly typical but very well told. It has a bit more depth than your
standard swashbucklers. Also Christopher Lee excels in the role of
the nasty Captain Robeles.
DOUBLE CROSSBONES
1950 ~ Donald O' Connor, Helena Carter, Will Geer - A light comedy
about a young man who after being falsely accused of dishonesty
decides to become a pirate.
FIRE OVER ENGLAND
1937 ~ Laurence Olivier, Flora Robson - Spain and England fight it
out on the high seas.
FORTUNES OF CAPTAIN BLOOD
1950 ~ Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina - A meager remake of "Captain
Blood".
FRENCHMAN'S CREEK
1944 ~ Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Cordova, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
- Based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier about a French pirate.
THE GOLDEN HAWK
1952 ~ Rhonda Fleming, Sterling Hayden - Based on the book by Frank
Yerby.
HOOK
1991 ~ Dustin Hoffman, Robin Willimas, Bob Hoskins, David Crosby -
An entertaining adventure which has an adult Peter Pan fighting the
evil Hook.
THE ICE PIRATES
1984 ~ Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Anjelica Huston - A light hearted
comedy about space pirates.
ISLAND
1980 ~ Michael Caine - A modern day pirate tale based on the novel
by Peter Benchley.
THE KING'S PIRATE
1967 ~ Doug McClure, Guy Stockwell - A well done remake of "Against
All Flags".
LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS
1951 ~ Paul Henreid, Jack Oakie, Karin Booth - This very good
swashbuckler is about the adventures of Jean Lafitte. Set after he
helped to save New Orleans from British invasion during the war of
1812.
LONG JOHN SILVER
1954 ~ Robert Newton, Kit Taylor, Connie Gilchrist - Newton does an
outstanding job in his role of the fictional pirate Long John
Silver.
MAGIC ISLAND
1995 ~ Andrew Divoff, Zachery Ty Bryan - A 13-year old discovers a
fantastic new world that lies beyond the pages of a magical book
about pirates. Jack gets whisked into the book itself, and
encounters land sharks, beautiful mermaids, duels & danger during
his breathtaking adventure on Magic Island.
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE
1953 ~ Errol Flynn - A classic starring Flynn as a Scottish Lord
driven from his family and homeland then forced to join in with
pirates.
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE
1984 ~ Richard Thomas, Michael York, Timothy Dalton - A dismal
remake of the 1953 classic.
MORGAN THE PIRATE
1961 ~ Steve Reeves, Valarie Lagrange, Chelo Alonso - A well-rounded
pirate adventure. This was truly one of Reeves best movies.
MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND
1996 ~ Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Jennifer Saunders - A muppet twist
on the classic tale.
NATE AND HAYES
1983 ~ Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe - Jones plays the part of
Captain Hayes who is transporting a couple to an island to be
married. The evil captain of another ship raids the island and takes
it's inhabitants as slaves to sell. Hayes gets blamed and has to
fight to get the couple back. The chemistry between Tommy Lee Jones
and Michael O'Keefe is perfect and the score to the film is sweeping
and epic. Good pirate adventure, highly recommended.
PIRATES
1986 ~ Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas - A well meaning
film which looks good but falls short in the story line.
PIRATES
OF THE CARIBBEAN: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003 ~ Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom - Very entertaining
disney adventure with plenty of action, humor and thrills. This is
by far the best big budget pirate movie released in decades.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: Dead Man's Chest
2006 ~ Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom - The sequel to the
highly successful Curse of the Black Pearl. Jack owes an unpaid debt
to Davy Jones...his soul. Now, he must find a way to save himself
before his time runs out.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:
At Worlds End
2006 ~ Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom - The sequel to the
highly successful Curse of the Black Pearl. Jack owes an unpaid debt
to Davy Jones...his soul. Now, he must find a way to save himself
before his time runs out.
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
1983 ~ Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith -
This movie is an fair adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic
operetta of the same name.
PIRATE OF THE BLACK HAWK
1961 ~ Mijanou (Brigette) Bardot, Gérard Landry - A routine low
budget pirate adventure filmed in Italy/France. Also known as:
Pirate de l'épervier noir, Le (1958).
PIRATES OF THE PLAIN
1999 ~ Tim Curry, Seth Adkins - A pirate and his ship is transported
through a time warp to Nebraska. A farm boy and the Pirate captain
fight the crew for a buried treasure. Shot on location in South
Africa.
THE PIRATE MOVIE
1982 ~ Christopher Atkins, Kristy McNichol - A light-hearted musical
comedy. If you are a fan of true Gilbert and Sullivan, then this
movie is NOT for you.
PIRATES OF THE SEVEN SEAS
1965 ~ Steve Reeves - Based on the novel "The Pirates of Malaya".
PIRATES OF TORTUGA
1961 ~ Ken Scott, John Richardson - This one is about Sir Henry
Morgan's adventures.
THE PIRATES OF TRIPOLI
1955 ~ Paul Henreid, Patricia Medina.
PORT SINISTER
1953 ~ James Warren, Lynne Roberts, Paul Cavanagh - More of a 50's
low budget sci-fi than a pirate adventure. About the legendary
pirate town of Port Royal rising from the sea.
PRINCE OF PIRATES
1953 ~ John Derek, Barbara Rush, Carla Balenda - A very entertaining
pirate film, with an excellent cast.
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
1987 ~ Peter Falk, Billy Crystal - A story of how Wesley leaves his
love 'Buttercup' promising his return, to make his fortune and meets
"his end" with the Dread Pirate Roberts.
QUEEN OF THE PIRATES
1960 ~ Gianna Maria Canale, Massimo Serato, Scilla Gabel - A 16th
century sea captain and his daughter escape false charges by running
away to become pirates.
RAGE OF THE BUCCANEERS
1962 ~ Ricardo Montalban, Vincent Price - Standard low budget pirate
flick.
RAIDERS OF THE SEVEN SEAS
1953 ~ John Payne, Donna Reed, Lon Chaney Jr. - A hollywood tale
about a pirate named Barbarossa.
RETURN TO TREASURE ISLAND
1954 ~ Tab Hunter, Dawn Adams - Standard tale.
RETURN TO TREASURE ISLAND
1985 (6-part mini-series) ~ Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard - Well
made Disney pirate adventure which teams Long John Silver with an
adult Jim Hawkins.
SEA DEVILS
1953 ~ Yvonne de Carlo, Rock Hudson - Another standard pirate film.
THE SEA HAWK
1940 ~ Errol Flynn - An exciting adventure drama about an english
pirate, who upon learning that the Spanish plan to invade his native
England with their armada, rushes back to save Queen and country.
Great ship scenes.
SINBAD THE SAILOR
1947 ~ Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Anthony Quinn, Maureen O'Hara - One of
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s best films. A lavish Technicolor adventure
with an excellent cast that resurrects the exuberance of his
father's swashbuckling classics. Has great action sequences.
SHIPWRECKED
1990 ~ Stian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne - A young Norwegian boy, and a
girl stowaway discover that some of their shipmates are actually
pirates.
THE SON OF CAPTAIN BLOOD
1962 ~ Sean Flynn - Errol's son Sean trys his hand in films as a
swashbuckler.
THE SPANISH MAIN
1945 ~ Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara - A pirate captain takes on a
greedy Spanish governor.
SWASHBUCKLER
1976 ~ Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle - An excellant
pirate movie with all the classic thrills.
THREE LITTLE PIRATES
1946 ~ Moe Howard, Curly Howard, Larry Fine - The usual zany antics
are here from these comic masters in this classic short film.
TREASURE ISLAND
1934 ~ Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper - First Film Adaptation Of
Robert Lewis Stevenson'S Classic 1883 Novel.
TREASURE ISLAND
1950 ~ Robert Newton - This exciting live action production of the
classic Robert Louis Stevenson pirate tale was the best of them all,
With Newton magnificent as the infamous treasure seeker Long John
Silver. After this movie, Newton continued his role in the Disney TV
series.
TREASURE ISLAND
1972 ~ Orson Welles, Kevin Burfield - Welles portrays Long John
Silver in this version of Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate tale.
TREASURE ISLAND
1990 ~ Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed, Christopher Lee
- This made for TV version is one of the best adaptions of the
classic novel.
YANKEE BUCCANEER
1952 ~ Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady - Standard pirate tale with a good
cast.
YELLOWBEARD
1983 ~ Peter Cook, Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle - Classic satire with
an all star cast. Yellowbeard, a pirate's pirate, is allowed to
escape from prison to lead the authorities to his treasure.