Adventure ·Drama ·Romance ·History · United States of America · 1938 · 2h 6m

The Buccaneer

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Director
Cecil B. DeMille
Cast
Fredric March as Jean Lafitte Franziska Gaal as Gretchen Akim Tamiroff as Dominique You Margot Grahame as Annette de Remy Walter Brennan as Ezra Peavey Ian Keith as Senator Crawford
Crew
Victor Milner — Director of Photography Anne Bauchens — Editor George Antheil — Original Music Composer Harold Lamb — Screenplay C. Gardner Sullivan — Screenplay Edwin Justus Mayer — Screenplay
Tagline

The greatest adventure romance in Cecil B De Mille's glorious gallery of screen triumphs!

Synopsis

French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.

Mood & Themes
piratewar of 1812
Key Collaborators
Cecil B. DeMille Director Victor Milner Director of Photography Anne Bauchens Editor George Antheil Original Music Composer Harold Lamb Screenplay C. Gardner Sullivan Screenplay Edwin Justus Mayer Screenplay Lyle Saxon Novel Cecil B. DeMille Producer Dan Sayre Groesback Costume Design Natalie Visart Costume Design Dwight Franklin Costume Design
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