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The Buccaneer

Piercing Drama of La Fitte - Man or Devil ?

  • Movie
  • 1958
  • NR
  • 1h 59m

Directed by Anthony Quinn

6.5

TMDB audience rating
6.5 out of 10 from 53 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Yul Brynner

    Yul BrynnerJean Lafitte

  • Claire Bloom

    Claire BloomBonnie Brown

  • Charles Boyer

    Charles BoyerDominique You

  • Inger Stevens

    Inger StevensAnnette Claiborne

  • Charlton Heston

    Charlton HestonGen. Andrew Jackson

  • Henry Hull

    Henry HullEzra Peavey

  • Lorne Greene

    Lorne GreeneMercier

  • E.G. Marshall

    E.G. MarshallGov. William Claiborne

  • Ted de Corsia

    Ted de CorsiaCapt. Rumbo

  • Douglass Dumbrille

    Douglass DumbrilleCollector of the Port

  • Robert F. Simon

    Robert F. SimonCapt. Brown

  • Sir Lancelot

    Sir LancelotScipio

  • Fran Jeffries

    Fran JeffriesCariba - Mawbee Girl

  • John Dierkes

    John DierkesDeacon

  • Woody Strode

    Woody StrodeToro

  • Henry Brandon

    Henry BrandonBritish Major

  • Cecil B. DeMille

    Cecil B. DeMillePresenter of Prologue

  • Kathleen Freeman

    Kathleen FreemanTina

Director
Anthony Quinn
Writer
Jesse Lasky Jr., Harold Lamb and C. Gardner Sullivan
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Loyal Griggs