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      Morgan the Pirate

      1961 1h 33m Adventure List
      Reviews 60% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member European based semi swashbuckler is fit only for a rainy afternoon when nothing better is on. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 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). Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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

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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, Lux Film, Compagnie Cinématographique de France
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 33m