A united states navy ship in the first half of the 19th century, under the command of captain david porter, is expecting to put ashore after a year on the seas. The buccaneer 1958 during the war of 1812, new orleans is the target of a major british offensive. Farragut goes though a great deal of maturing in the film as we see him go from new recruit making some rather foolish mistakes towellthe man he is at the end of the film. Buy yankee buccaneer movie posters from movie poster shop. Still, like i say, its a pretty good story, and has a decent subplot to uphold both the main plot and story. Im just sorry we didnt get to see more actual pirating in the first hour of the film.
During the war of 1812 against the united kingdom of great britain and ireland. Errol flynn, maureen ohara, anthony quinn, yvonne decarlo, and donald oconnor rule the silver screen and the seven seas in these four films. This is a list of pirate films and series, primarily in the pirate film genre, about the golden age of piracy from the 17th through 18th centuries. A couple more scenes of brenner being a buccaneer out in the caribbean or atlantic would have done the film a world of good. 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. The innate dignity of leadingman jeff chandler lends credibility to the swashbuckling proceedings of yankee buccaneer. Charlton heston played a supporting role as andrew jackson, the second time that heston played jackson, having portrayed him earlier in. Demilles historicalbased swashbuckler stars fredric march in the title role of french pirate captain jean lafitte, who comes to the aid of general andrew jackson hugh sothern in defending the city of new orleans from british invaders during the war of 1812. December 15, 1918 june 17, 1961 was an american actor, film producer and singer best remembered for playing cochise in broken arrow 1950, for which he was oscar nominated. X marks the spot in this bootyfilled collection of pirate films starring legends of classic cinema. The crew, and not the captain, decided whether to attack a particular ship, or a fleet of ships. Yankee buccaneer is a variation on the demented arabian nights fetish that universal pictures seemed to have in the late 40s and early 50s, the difference being that this one doesnt take place in the days of ali baba.
The buccaneer is a 1958 pirate film made by paramount pictures starring yul brynner as jean lafitte, charles boyer and claire bloom. Yankee buccaneer movie posters from movie poster shop. The buccaneer complete score from 1958, composed by elmer bernstein. Jeff chandler list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Against all flags, buccaneers girl, yankee buccaneer, and double crossbones. Yankee buccaneer 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In prima jumatate a secolului al xixlea, echipajul unei nave a marinei americane a. In this film, yul brynner plays the dashing buccaneer jean lafitte whose help is enlisted by u. Released by kritzerland in 2014 kr 200274 containing music from the buccaneer 1958. This obviously meant that shooting of the film had to be put on hold. A script was hastily cobbled together and the result was yankee buccaneer.
Charlton heston played a supporting role as andrew jackson, the second time that heston played jackson, having portrayed him earlier in the 1953 film the presidents lady. Yankee buccaneer manufactured on demand, ntsc format on. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Towards the end of the film a thin horizontal line ran across the entire image for a few seconds. Buccaneer media is an innovative and diverse content production company set up by tony wood, one of the uks most successful drama producers, in 20. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The buccaneer is a 1938 american adventure film made by paramount pictures and based on jean lafitte and the battle of new orleans during the war of 1812. Yankee buccaneer piratul yankeu 1952 film cinemagia. The technicolor is amazing and the movie brought back memories of saturday nights at the drive ins with the family for this aging baby boomer.
While not terrible, yankee buccaneer is little more than a standard high seas adventure yarn from the classic hollywood era. The buccaneer complete score soundtrack cd details and availability. Headquartered in london, buccaneer media is committed to international commercial work of excellence and volume in scripted programming. Yankee buccaneer1952mp4dascubadude download torrent. Set during the early 19th century, the film casts chandler as david porter, commander of a u. Universal decided to turn an inconvenience into an opportunity by making use of the sets built for against all flags to shoot a second pirate movie this time a bpicture whilst flynn recovered. He was one of universal picturess more popular male stars of the 1950s. Yankee buccaneer is available in the fourfilm universal dvd set pirates of the golden age. The list includes films about other periods of piracy, tv series, and films somewhat tangentially related, such as piratethemed pornographic films. Distributed by universalinternational and produced by howard christie, it was shot in technicolor and was released on september 16.
With yul brynner, claire bloom, charles boyer, inger stevens. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing yankee buccaneer near you. During the war of 1812, louisiana buccaneer jean lafitte assists the americans in defending new orleans against the attacking british war fleet. Demille from a screenplay by harold lamb, edwin justus mayer and c. As such, the film meets its quota of sword fights, storms, plank walking, and romance, but none of it is terribly distinguished or memorable. Yankee buccaneer 1952 09161952 us adventure, history, romance 1h 26m user score. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but its inhabited by the last big buccaneer.
Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Rather than going to shore for a year as expected, david porter chandler finds himself charged with a dangerous, covert operation. Jeff chandler stars as a navy commander on a secret mission in the thrilling pirate adventure yankee buccaneer. General andrew jackson charlton heston feels they should ask for help from jean lafitte yul. Under the black flag is an international crew, all dedicated to learning and teaching the lore of piracy, factual and fictional. The buccaneer is a 1958 pirate film made by paramount pictures starring yul brynner as jean lafitte, charles boyer and claire. Yankee buccaneer 1952 navy frigate officers jeff chandler, scott brady pose as pirates to catch pirates, with a portuguese countess suzan ball aboard to boot. Yankee buccaneer, dvd, manufactured on demand, ntsc format, action adventure, 025192243158. The buccaneer blu ray warning this product can expose you to some chemicals, which is known to the state of california to cause for more information, go to. Pirates of the golden age movie collection dvd, 2007, 2. A hundred years before the french revolution, the buccaneer companies were run on lines in which liberty, equality and fraternity were the rule. Jeff chandler full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
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