Prince of Pirates
Prince of Pirates is a 1953 American Technicolorswashbuckleradventure film directed by Sidney Salkow.[1]
Plot
In a 16th-century kingdom in the Netherlands, the newly crowned King Stephan concludes a secret treaty with the Spanish. This puts him at odds with his younger brother, Prince Roland, who favors a treaty with the French. Stephan orders Roland imprisoned but Roland escapes and leads a revolt.
Cast
- John Derek as Prince Roland
- Barbara Rush as Countess Nita Orde
- Carla Balenda as Princess Maria
- Whitfield Connor as King Stephan
- Edgar Barrier as Count Blanco
- Robert Shayne as Prime Minister Treeg
- Harry Lauter as Jan
- Don Harvey as Koepke
- Henry Rowland as Greb
- Britt Lomond as Brenner (as Glase Lohman)
- Gene Roth as Captain Brock
Reception
FilmInk called it " a hugely enjoyable, lively film with plenty of colour and an enthusiastic cast. It's one of Derek's best movies."[2]
Comic book adaptation
- Eastern Color Movie Love #19 (February 1953)[3]
References
- ↑Prince of Pirates at TCMDB
- ↑Vagg, Stephen (November 5, 2024). "The Cinema of John Derek, Movie Star". Filmink. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ↑"Movie Love #19". Grand Comics Database.
External links
- Prince of Pirates at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
Categories:
- 1953 films
- 1950s historical adventure films
- American swashbuckler films
- 1950s swashbuckler films
- Films directed by Sidney Salkow
- Films set in the 16th century
- Films set in Europe
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films adapted into comics
- American historical adventure films
- 1953 English-language films
- 1953 American films
- Films produced by Sam Katzman
- English-language historical adventure films
- 1950s adventure film stubs