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The Pirates of Blood River

1962 · 87 min

A grim, old-fashioned swashbuckler with a stern moral streak, offering tense skirmishes and a brooding sense of doom.

Tagline
Ransacking a lost tropic island... for a fabulous idol of gold!
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • family
  • justice
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure, action, drama
Directed by
John Gilling
Written by
John Hunter, John Gilling
Starring
Kerwin Mathews, Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, Glenn Corbett, Michael Ripper, Peter Arne, Marla Landi, Oliver Reed
Music
Gary Hughes
Cinematography
Arthur Grant
Runtime
87 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
French, English

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