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Pirates

Directed by Roman Polanski
PG-13
1986    2h 4mAction, Adventure,
6.025%51%6.3
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Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor. One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes over the ship, and kidnaps the niece of the governor of Maracaibo. The question is, can he keep this pace up?

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Cast of Pirates

  • Walter MatthauCaptain Thomas Bartholomew Red
  • Cris CampionJean-Baptiste 'The Frog'
  • Damien ThomasDon Alfonso de la Torré
  • Olu JacobsBoomako
  • Charlotte LewisMaría-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde
  • Roy KinnearDutch
  • Roger Ashton-GriffithsMoonhead
  • David KellySurgeon
  • Michael ElphickSentry
  • Ferdy MayneCaptain Linares
  • Władysław KomarJesus
  • Daniel EmilforkSecretaire
  • Bill StewartGinge
  • Roman PolanskiDirector / Screenplay
  • Gérard BrachScreenplay
  • John BrownjohnScreenplay
  • Tarak Ben AmmarProducer
  • Thom MountExecutive Producer
  • Witold SobocińskiDirector Of Photography
  • Anthony PowellCostume Design

Pirates Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 25, 2025
    There is nobody in this film that you can connect with or care about; both sides are repulsive.

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Pirates Trivia

Pirates was released on May 8, 1986.

Pirates was directed by Roman Polanski.

Pirates has a runtime of 2 hr 4 min.

Pirates was produced by Tarak Ben Ammar.

The key characters in Pirates are Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red (Walter Matthau), Jean-Baptiste 'The Frog' (Cris Campion), Don Alfonso de la Torré (Damien Thomas).

Pirates is rated PG-13.

Pirates is an Action, Adventure, Comedy film.

Pirates has an audience rating of 5.1 out of 10.

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