The Buccaneer
“Piercing Drama of La Fitte - Man or Devil ?”
1958•NR•1h 59m•6.5•Released
AdventureDramaWarHistory
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.
Director
Anthony Quinn
Writer
Harold Lamb, Jesse Lasky Jr., Bernice Mosk, C. Gardner Sullivan
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Yul Brynner
Jean Lafitte
Claire Bloom
Bonnie Brown
Charles Boyer
Dominique You
Inger Stevens
Annette Claiborne
Charlton Heston
Gen. Andrew Jackson
Henry Hull
Ezra Peavey
Lorne Greene
Mercier
E.G. Marshall
Gov. William Claiborne
Ted de Corsia
Capt. Rumbo
Douglass Dumbrille
Collector of the Port
Robert F. Simon
Capt. Brown
Sir Lancelot
Scipio
Fran Jeffries
Cariba - Mawbee Girl
John Dierkes
Deacon
Woody Strode
Toro
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Producer
Cecil B. DeMille
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