Adventure ·Action ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1962 · 1h 27m

The Pirates of Blood River

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Director
John Gilling
Cast
Kerwin Mathews as Jonathon Standing Christopher Lee as Captain LaRoche Andrew Keir as Jason Standing Glenn Corbett as Henry Michael Ripper as First Mate Mack Peter Arne as Bosu'n Hench
Crew
Arthur Grant — Director of Photography Eric Boyd-Perkins — Editor Gary Hughes — Original Music Composer John Hunter — Screenplay John Gilling — Screenplay Jimmy Sangster — Story
Tagline

Ransacking a lost tropic island... for a fabulous idol of gold!

Synopsis

A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.

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Mood & Themes
adulterypiratepiranhapenal colony17th centuryadulterous wife
Key Collaborators
John Gilling Director Arthur Grant Director of Photography Eric Boyd-Perkins Editor Gary Hughes Original Music Composer John Hunter Screenplay John Gilling Screenplay Jimmy Sangster Story Anthony Nelson Keys Producer Bernard Robinson Production Design
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