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The Black Pirate (1926)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:7
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: This swashbuckling nautical adventure, starring the incomparable Douglas Fairbanks, made film history as one of the first full features shot entirely in Technicolor. Here, he plays a nobleman who... This swashbuckling nautical adventure, starring the incomparable Douglas Fairbanks, made film history as one of the first full features shot entirely in Technicolor. Here, he plays a nobleman who wants to revenge his father's murder, so he boards a pirate vessel disguised as one of the thieving, villainous rapscallions, and sets about achieving his goal. On the high seas, the athletic Fairbanks provides a no-holds barred, rip-roaring, stunt-filled voyage -- complete with a one-man takeover of a merchant ship. [More]
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Billie Dove, Tempe Piggot
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Billie Dove, Tempe Piggot, Sam De Grasse, Charles Stevens, Charles Belcher, Anders Randolf
Director: Albert Parker
Director: Albert Parker
Screenwriter: Douglas Fairbanks, Jack Cunningham
Producer: Douglas Fairbanks
Composer: Mortimer Wilson
Reviews for The Black Pirate
One of the silent era’s most spectacular action blockbusters Fairbanks’s astonishing acrobatics remain dazzling today.
The best stunts were actually performed by Richard Talmadge, but Fairbanks is captivating.
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