The Buccaneer (1958) |
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| Director(s) | Anthony Quinn |
| Producer(s) | Cecil B. DeMille, Henry Wilcoxon |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Romance, War |
Featured Cast of The Buccaneer See More »
Yul Brynner(as Jean Lafitte)
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
Yul Brynner
(as Jean Lafitte)
Claire Bloom(as Bonnie Brown)
The Buccaneer
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1958
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
Claire Bloom
(as Bonnie Brown)
Charles Boyer(as Dominique You)
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
Charles Boyer
(as Dominique You)
Henry Hull(as Ezra Peavey)
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
Henry Hull
(as Ezra Peavey)
E.G. Marshall(as Gov. William Claiborne)
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
E.G. Marshall
(as Gov. William Claiborne)
Charlton Heston(as Gen. Andrew Jackson)
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
Charlton Heston
(as Gen. Andrew Jackson)
Ted de Corsia(as Capt. Rumbo)
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
Ted de Corsia
(as Capt. Rumbo)
Douglass Dumbrille(as Collector of the Port)
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
The Buccaneer
Released
1958
Douglass Dumbrille
(as Collector of the Port)
The Buccaneer Overview:
The Buccaneer (1958) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Anthony Quinn and produced by Cecil B. DeMille and Henry Wilcoxon.
SYNOPSIS
Swashbuckling historical adventure about the escapades of pirate Jean Lafitte - his relationship with American president Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812 and how Lafitte came to the rescue of America's fighting forces. Remake of the 1938 film by Cecil B. DeMille, who narrates the introduction. Directorial debut by actor Quinn, married at the time to Katherine DeMille, Cecil's daughter.
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The Buccaneer Quotes:
Jean Lafitte:
[Told by the British that a battle is coming and he *better* be on the winning side] Oh, the side I choose will be the winning side!
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Facts were changed to protect 1950s sensitivities. Lafitte did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor's wife, not his daughter.
Anthony Quinn plays the role of Beluche in the 1938 movie. For this one, he is the director. In fact, it is the only instance in his film career of taking on that job.
There was a "Dominic Yu" in Lafitte's band of pirates, but modern research suggests "Yu" was actually an alias for Alexandre Lafitte, Jean's older brother, from whom he learned the buccaneer's trade.
There is no historical evidence to prove that Lafitte actually was present during the battle.
Cecil B. DeMille's original script developed the story as a musical, but changed his mind when Yul Brynner, dissatisfied with the treatment of the material, threatened to back out of the film.