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"Any viewer with a drop of red blood in his veins and with fond memories of the Douglas Fairbanks Sr. school of derring-do should be happy to go on this last cruise of the crimson pirate." — New York Times
"This delightfully upbeat, cartoonish adventure story was the template for the tone and style of Pirates Of The Caribbean. In many ways it is a much better film." — Empire
Directed by Robert Siodmak
This rip-roaring swashbuckler opens with a barechested Burt Lancaster, beaming high in the rigging, inviting all you "lads and lasses" to join in the fun to follow. Lancaster's winking charm announces Crimson's loving spoof of the Fairbanks/Flynn adventure tradition—and anticipates Gore Verbinski's take on same—but what follows doesn't skimp on action, either. Lancaster displays a dazzling athleticism as the roguish Captain Vallo, in league with a band of island rebels against the British for justice and love.
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Producer: Harold Hecht. Screenwriter: Roland Kibbee. Cinematographer: Otto Heller. Editor: Jack Harris. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Torin Thatcher, James Hayter.
35mm, color, 105 min.
Watch the trailer below.
