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The Pirates of Malaysia

1964 · 102 min

A lively, old-fashioned swashbuckler with exotic locales and straightforward heroics, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Genres
Action
Starring
Steve Reeves, Jacqueline Sassard, Mimmo Palmara
Overview
Filmed in Singapore it tells the story of Sandokan who is a Malaysian rebel who, with a group of renegades, goes up against a British General who is trying to force the King to resign.

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Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Genres
Action
Starring
Steve Reeves, Jacqueline Sassard, Mimmo Palmara
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • rebellion
  • colonialism
  • power
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism4
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action
Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Written by
Gérard Cohen, Nino Stresa, Ugo Liberatore
Starring
Steve Reeves, Jacqueline Sassard, Mimmo Palmara, Andrea Bosic, Nando Gazzolo, Leo Anchóriz, Franco Balducci, Pierre Cressoy
Music
Giovanni Fusco
Cinematography
Angelo Lotti
Runtime
102 min
Country
France, Italy, Spain
Languages
Italian

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