The Buccaneer (1958)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.3/10   

Director:

Anthony Quinn

Escritores:

Harold Lamb (1938 screenplays)
C. Gardner Sullivan (1938 screenplays)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

1 diciembre 1958 (USA)

Género:

Aventura | Drama | Romance | Guerra

Frase comercial:

Piercing Drama of La Fitte - Man or Devil ?

Plot:

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New...

Plot Keywords:

War Of 1812 | U.S. President | Pirate | Remake | Beautiful Woman

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar.

Comentarios de los usuarios:

$20 bill come to life

Reparto

Yul Brynner	...	Jean Lafitte
Claire Bloom	...	Bonnie Brown
Charles Boyer	...	Dominique You
Inger Stevens	...	Annette Claiborne
Henry Hull	...	Ezra Peavey
E.G. Marshall	...	Gov. William Claiborne
Charlton Heston	...	Gen. Andrew Jackson
Lorne Greene	...	Mercier
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
Ken Miller	...	Young Sentry

También conocida como:

Los bucaneros (Spain) [es]

Duración:

119 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

USA:Approved (PCA #18880) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15

Locaciones de Filmación:

New Iberia, Louisiana, USA

Compañía:

Paramount Pictures

Trivialidades:

Facts were changed to protect 1950s sensitivities. Lafitte did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor's wife, not his daughter.

Conexiones de Película:

Apariciones For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

$20 bill come to life

Charlton Heston is undoubtedly the best thing in this picture. A meandering script, dubious romantic liaisons and average acting come close to sinking "The Buccaneer". Yul is Jean La Fitte, the title role. His performance is all over the map, going from tough to lethargic, to mercurial, to wistfully patriotic. Charles Boyer plays himself portraying the roguish General Dominique You, late of Napoleon's army, is pretty good, Mickey Shaughnessy is good as a comic sidekick to the boss and Clare Bloom and Inger Stevens provide love interest. The battle of New Orleans is the centerpiece of the film and is reasonably well staged, considering it's obviously filmed on a sound stage. History is shown here as the pirates help the American army and militia turn back the British. Chuck is Andrew Jackson, and it's been pointed out several times, Chuck looks like they used his picture for the twenty. Typical Technicolor '50's epic, not bad but not great either.