

The Crimson Pirate
MAN OF NINE LIVES AND 1000 SURPRISES!
Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.9M
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- cannon
- swordplay
- revolution
- protection
- pirate
- scientist
- corrupt politician
- swashbuckler
- 18th century
- sailing ship
- caribbean sea
- sea battle
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNRNew York City, New York27 Aug 1952
- Theatrical27 Sept 1952
AustriaAT
- Theatrical121 Jan 1953
FranceFR
- Theatrical11 Mar 1953
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1220 Nov 1952
JapanJP
- TheatricalG15 Jul 1953
NetherlandsNL
- PhysicalDVD11 Apr 2008
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The Crimson Pirate was released on 27 September 1952.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
9/11/2022
This is a great little vehicle for an almost 40 year-old Burt Lancaster to demonstrate his star quality (and not inconsiderable athleticism) alongside his long time friend and fellow acrobat Nick Cravat in this really quite enjoyable swashbuckler. The plot is all pretty routine stuff; pirate versus unpopular King, and the script probably ought not to go too near a microscope, but it isn't there to educate or inform, …
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