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Morgan the Pirate

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In the 1600s, Englishman Henry Morgan (Steve Reeves) is captured by Spanish soldiers. He is then bought by Dona Inez (Valerie Lagrange) and put to work as a slave in Panama. Morgan and Inez soon begin a torrid romance, but, when the woman's parents learn about the affair, they sentence Morgan to a lifetime of work aboard a Spanish ship. Morgan and his fellow slaves stage a mutiny, however, seizing control of the ship and launching a series of raids on behalf of the British Empire.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/29/2008
C+
Dull but lush Technicolor action spectacular that's based on the true story of 17th-century pirate Henry Morgan. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/12/2014 European based semi swashbuckler is fit only for a rainy afternoon when nothing better is on. See more 04/25/2010 Pure Italian cheeseball cinema. This was your basic, by the numbers pirate flick studios made in the fifties and sixties to fill bills. Made cheap to fill cinemas and make a quick buck to capitalize on youth that loved pirate flicks. Overall, it looks good and it's an okay romp. Steve Reeves is easily the precursor to Arnold Schwarzenegger; but you can see where Arnie is much, much better. Reeves is all muscle and no charisma. At least the women are beautiful. The sword fights are pretty funny. Nobody can really fence and it's not in the budget to train anybody. When Reeves starts to look really bad as a sword fighter, he just punches people. Not a waste of time though, if you like pirate films. It's got a nostalgia charm, at the very least. Beware, though, like most films that came out of Italy and Spain at the time, they were dubbed (and not very well). See more Read all reviews
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Andre de Toth

Director

Steve Reeves

Henry Morgan

Valerie Lagrange

Dona Inez

Armand Mestral

L'Olonnais
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Synopsis In the 1600s, Englishman Henry Morgan (Steve Reeves) is captured by Spanish soldiers. He is then bought by Dona Inez (Valerie Lagrange) and put to work as a slave in Panama. Morgan and Inez soon begin a torrid romance, but, when the woman's parents learn about the affair, they sentence Morgan to a lifetime of work aboard a Spanish ship. Morgan and his fellow slaves stage a mutiny, however, seizing control of the ship and launching a series of raids on behalf of the British Empire.
Director
Andre de Toth
Production Co
Adelphia Compagnia Cinematografica, Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Lux Film
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 33m