The Buccaneer
movie
Piercing Drama of La Fitte - Man or Devil ?
Released December 11, 1958
Overview
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but it's inhabited by the last big buccaneer: Jean Lafitte. Although Lafitte never attacks American ships, the governor hates him for selling merchandise without taxes - and is loved by the citizens for the same reason. When the big fight gets nearer, Lafitte is drawn between the fronts. His heart belongs to America, but his people urge him to join the party that's more likely to win.
Cast
Yul Brynner
as
Jean Lafitte
Claire Bloom
as
Bonnie Brown
Charles Boyer
as
Dominique You
Inger Stevens
as
Annette Claiborne
Charlton Heston
as
Gen. Andrew Jackson
Henry Hull
as
Ezra Peavey
Lorne Greene
as
Mercier
E.G. Marshall
as
Gov. William Claiborne
Ted de Corsia
as
Capt. Rumbo
Douglass Dumbrille
as
Collector of the Port
Robert F. Simon
as
Capt. Brown
Sir Lancelot
as
Scipio
Crew
Cecil B. DeMille
as
Producer
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Loyal Griggs
as
Director of Photography
Elmer Bernstein
as
Original Music Composer
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Harold Lamb
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Screenplay
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Jesse Lasky Jr.
as
Screenplay
Jeanie Macpherson
as
Adaptation
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Edwin Justus Mayer
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Script
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Bernice Mosk
as
Screenplay
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Lyle Saxon
as
Novel
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C. Gardner Sullivan
as
Screenplay
Cecil B. DeMille
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Executive Producer
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Archie Marshek
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Editor