Pirates follows the high seas adventures of the infamous British buccaneer pirate Red. Red and his first mate are shipwrecked and set adrift on a makeshift raft. On the verge of starvation, fate puts them in the path of a grand Spanish galleon, whose cargo includes the legendary Capatiec Hanoccac, a priceless, ancient gold .. Read more
| Starring | Walter Matthau, Charlotte Lewis, David Kelly, Micheal Elphick |
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| Director | Roman Polanski |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family, Thriller |
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Pirates follows the high seas adventures of the infamous British buccaneer pirate Red. Red and his first mate are shipwrecked and set adrift on a makeshift raft. On the verge of starvation, fate puts them in the path of a grand Spanish galleon, whose cargo includes the legendary Capatiec Hanoccac, a priceless, ancient gold throne. The crew imprison them in the dank hull of the ship, but the resourceful Red escapes and wreaks havoc and mayhem upon the galleon, and is determined to take possession of the throne, meanwhile, bawdy Red's first mate hotly pursues the Spanish Lord's beautiful niece.
| Starring | Walter Matthau, Charlotte Lewis, David Kelly, Micheal Elphick, Roy Kinnear |
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| Director | Roman Polanski |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1986 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Polanski won the Palme d'Or at Cannes with The Pianist in 2002. The last time he was in competition there was with... read more on Time Out
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Holy poker!
Best Pirates film ever? Of course it is. Very funny with a great story. I only hope the UK DVD is as good (or better) than the Polish releases.
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"Misunderstood Classic" - You're having a laugh
Why is it that so many crap films become 'misunderstood classics' or enjoy a cult following? Surely we are into Emperor's New Clothes territory here... read more »
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misunderstood classic
Universally slated by critics, proving once and for all that critics are sheep. This is the greatest pirate film of all time - a joy from start to finish - the ... read more »
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Holy poker!
Best Pirates film ever? Of course it is. Very funny with a great story. I only hope the UK DVD is as good (or better) than the Polish releases.
Here he comes again: Roman Polanski has a new film out this week, and although he hasn’t set foot in the United States since he fled from a prison term on charges of statutory rape in 1977, like his last film, The Ghost, it’s set in an entirely convincing America, in this case a handsome New York apartment, and it’s performed by a quartet of Hollywood stars (Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C Reilly and Christoph Waltz). Carnage fits very easily into a body of work that isn Read more
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