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Pirates is a 1986 swashbuckler and adventure film directed by Roman Polanski, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gérard Brach. The production features a cast including Walter Matthau, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Damien Thomas, and Charlotte Lewis. Philippe Sarde composed the score, while Witold Sobociński served as director of photography. The film was produced by Tarak Ben Ammar through The Cannon Group, with Pierre Guffroy as production designer and Hervé de Luze as editor.
The narrative follows the adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog. Filming took place in Malta, Seychelles, and Tunisia, with the story set in Tunisia. The movie was released in various dates throughout 1986 and has a runtime of approximately 121 to 124 minutes. It was distributed by The Cannon Group and produced in association with Cominco, Carthago Films, and Accent Films.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. It was produced with a budget of 40,000,000. Critical reception included a rating of 6.0 on IMDb and a vote average of 6.297 on TMDb. The work is available in Spanish, French, and English.
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6.3The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.
Cast
- Walter Matthau as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
- Cris Campion as Jean-Baptiste 'The Frog'
- Damien Thomas as Don Alfonso de la Torré
- Olu Jacobs as Boomako
- Charlotte Lewis as María-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde
- Roy Kinnear as Dutch
Themes
- sea
- float
- pirate
- pirate ship
- cabin boy
- 17th century
- action comedy
- 1650s
- farcical
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Poland
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- sea piracy
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Screenwriter
- Gérard Brach
- Composer
- Philippe Sarde
- Producer
- Tarak Ben Ammar
- Production company
- The Cannon Group
- Cinematographer
- Witold Sobociński
- Narrative location
- Tunisia
- Filming location
- Seychelles
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 270240
- Image
- Pirates, Roman Polanski, boat Genova.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pirates (movie)
- publication date
- 1986-01-01
- film editor
- Hervé de Luze
- title
- Pirates
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design
- production designer
- Pierre Guffroy
- capital cost
- 40000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 27%
- costume designer
- Anthony Powell
- different from
- Pirates
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