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The Buccaneer

63 %|Dec 11, 1958|Adventure, Drama, War, History

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but it's inhabited by the last big buccaneer: Jean Lafitte. Although Lafitte never attacks American ships, the governor hates him for selling merchandise without taxes - and is loved by the citizens for the same reason. When the big fight gets nearer, Lafitte is drawn between the fronts. His heart belongs to America, but his people urge him to join the party that's more likely to win.

Featured Crew

Cecil B. DeMille
Producer
Loyal Griggs
Director of Photography
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Harold Lamb
Screenplay
Jesse Lasky Jr.
Screenplay
Jeanie Macpherson
Adaptation
Edwin Justus Mayer
Script
Bernice Mosk
Screenplay

Cast

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Yul Brynner
Jean Lafitte
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Claire Bloom
Bonnie Brown
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Charles Boyer
Dominique You
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Inger Stevens
Annette Claiborne
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Charlton Heston
Gen. Andrew Jackson
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Henry Hull
Ezra Peavey
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E.G. Marshall
Gov. William Claiborne
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Ted de Corsia
Capt. Rumbo
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Douglass Dumbrille
Collector of the Port
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Robert F. Simon
Capt. Brown
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Fran Jeffries
Cariba - Mawbee Girl
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Henry Brandon
British Major
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Mimi Gibson
Marjorie
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Norma Varden
Madame Hilaire
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Harry Wilson
Pirate with Eyepatch
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Bess Flowers
Party Guest
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Iris Adrian
Brown's Blowsy Girlfriend
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Leonard Graves
Chighizola
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Raymond Greenleaf
Junior State Senator
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Ed Hinton
Second Mate at Barataria (as Edgar Hinton)
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Judd Holdren
Maj. Reed
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John Benson
Stevedore
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Paul Wexler
Horseface