Pirate Movies
Theatrically released pirate films.
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- DirectorFrank LloydStarsMilton SillsEnid BennettLloyd HughesA wrongly-convicted English gentleman goes from galley slave to pirate captain.
- DirectorAlbert ParkerStarsDouglas FairbanksBillie DoveTempe PigottSeeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsErrol FlynnOlivia de HavillandLionel AtwillAfter treating a Monmouth rebel against King James II in 1680s England, a young Irish doctor is exiled as a slave to Jamaica where he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the most feared pirate of the Caribbean.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsErrol FlynnBrenda MarshallClaude RainsGeoffrey Thorpe, a buccaneer, is hired by Queen Elizabeth I to nag the Spanish Armada. The Armada is waiting for an attack on England and Thorpe surprises them with attacks on their galleons where he shows his skills with the sword.
- DirectorRowland V. LeeStarsCharles LaughtonRandolph ScottBarbara BrittonThe unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsJudy GarlandGene KellyWalter SlezakA girl is engaged to the local rich man, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsBobby DriscollRobert NewtonBasil SydneyThe treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate captain Long John Silver.
- DirectorCharles BartonStarsDonald O'ConnorHelena CarterWill GeerAfter being falsely accused of dishonesty, a young man decides to become a pirate.
- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsJean PetersLouis JourdanDebra PagetIn order to recover his ship impounded by the British, former pirate captain LaRochelle agrees to spy on the notorious Caribbean Sea pirates Blackbeard and Anne Providence.
- DirectorGeorge ShermanDouglas SirkStarsErrol FlynnMaureen O'HaraAnthony QuinnBrian Hawke of the Royal Navy versus the pirates of Madagascar.
- DirectorRobert SiodmakStarsBurt LancasterNick CravatEva BartokDuring the 1700s, pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship and gets involved in various money-making schemes involving Caribbean rebels led by El Libre, British envoy Baron Jose Gruda, and a beautiful courtesan named Consuelo.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsRobert NewtonLinda DarnellWilliam BendixHonest Edward Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsBobby DriscollKathryn BeaumontHans ConriedWendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.
- DirectorAllen H. MinerStarsAnthony DexterMartha RothLon Chaney Jr.Pirates searching for treasure take over a small town in Central America where they believe the loot is buried, but discover that a church has been built over the spot. They force the townspeople to dig for it, but there are more surprises in store for them than they counted on.
- DirectorLew LandersStarsAnthony DexterEva GaborAlan Hale Jr.Anthony Dexter---bare-chested most of the film with the smoldering nostrils from "Valentino"---as "Captain Kidd" is saved from hanging by an earl who wants to get his hand on Kidd's treasure. The earl thinks the best method is to put a woman confederate (Judith Duvall) aboard Kidd's ship as a slave girl to wrest or wrestle the information from him. They fight a lot as a prelude to falling in love, and then work together against the evil earl's none-too-well laid plan. Alan Hale, Jr. (Simpson) is along as Kidd's trusted friend, while Sonia Sorel (as Ann Bonney) displays a lot of what the best-undressed female pirate wasn't wearing on pirate ships of the time.
- DirectorAnthony QuinnStarsYul BrynnerClaire BloomCharles BoyerDuring the War of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.
- DirectorKen AnnakinStarsJohn MillsDorothy McGuireJames MacArthurA Swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
- DirectorJohn GillingStarsKerwin MathewsGlenn CorbettChristopher LeeA group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.
- DirectorDon SharpStarsChristopher LeeAndrew KeirJohn CairneyA damaged privateer deserts the Spanish Armada and makes land for repairs near a village on the British coast, terrorizing the local inhabitants.
- DirectorAlexander MackendrickStarsAnthony QuinnJames CoburnDennis PriceIn 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling but their ship is taken over by pirates who become fond of the kids.
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsPeter UstinovDean JonesSuzanne PleshetteTrack coach Steve Walker accidentally invokes the spirit of notorious pirate Captain Blackbeard who was believed dead. He must now lay the pirate to rest and save a local hotel from mobster Silky Seymour, who wants to build a casino.
- DirectorKevin BillingtonStarsKirk DouglasYul BrynnerSamantha EggarA ruthless pirate captures the keeper of a lighthouse, in the most southern city in Argentina. His goal is obvious and horrific. He plans to control the lighthouses signals in a way that the passing ships will be crushed on the rocks.
- DirectorLorenzo Gicca PalliStarsTerence HillSilvia MontiJorge MartínCaptain Blackie conceives a plan to acquire a shipment of Spanish gold after he discovers about it when he stumbles upon Don Pedro. Three other pirate captains want the gold for themselves and try to foil Blackie's plan.
- DirectorCheh ChangHsueh-Li PaoWu MaStarsLung TiDavid Da-Wei ChiangChing TienToward the end of the Ching Dynasty, the South China Sea was swarming with pirates looking to plunder treasure-rich Portuguese merchant ships. A titanic tale of a daring and heroic "Robin Hood" of the seas.
- DirectorJames GoldstoneStarsRobert ShawJames Earl JonesPeter BoyleA pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.