The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer

Piercing Drama of La Fitte - Man or Devil ?

NR 1958 · 119 min · ★ 6.5 · Adventure, Drama, War, History

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.

Directed by Anthony Quinn · Written by Jesse Lasky Jr.

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Yul Brynner Jean Lafitte
Claire Bloom Bonnie Brown
Charles Boyer Dominique You
Inger Stevens Annette Claiborne
Charlton Heston Gen. Andrew Jackson
Henry Hull Ezra Peavey
Lorne Greene Mercier
E.G. Marshall Gov. William Claiborne
Ted de Corsia Capt. Rumbo
Douglass Dumbrille Collector of the Port
Robert F. Simon Capt. Brown
Sir Lancelot Scipio

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