The Buccaneer
“Piercing Drama of La Fitte - Man or Devil ?”
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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.
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Principal cast & crew: 21
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Edited by Archie MarshekShot by Loyal GriggsScored by Elmer Bernstein
Also known as
- König der Freibeuterde
- Los bucaneroses
- Les Boucaniersfr
- I bucanieriit
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21 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Yul Brynner
as Jean Lafitte
Claire Bloom
as Bonnie Brown
Charles Boyer
as Dominique You
Charlton Heston
as Gen. Andrew Jackson
Inger Stevens
as Annette Claiborne
Henry Hull
as Ezra Peavey
E G Marshall
as Gov. William Claiborne
Lorne Greene
as Mercier
Ted De Corsia
as Capt. Rumbo
Douglass Dumbrille
as Collector of the Port
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1Other crew
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