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.
- Director
- Robert Siodmak
- Signature
- Craft · Action · Humour
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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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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $2M
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- Release date
- Sep 27, 1952
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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