THE BLACK PIRATE 1926 (silent) Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. - A nobleman pushed too far by a mob of cuthroats. Features one of the most famous swordfight scenes ever filmed. Silent with original music score
TREASURE ISLAND 1934 Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper First Film Adaptation Of Robert Lewis Stevenson'S Classic 1883 Novel.
CAPTAIN BLOOD 1935 Errol Flynn A must see classic pirate epic with Flynn starring in his first swashbuckler. Based on Sabatini's novel of the same name. Dr. Peter Blood is a british physician unjustly sentenced to slavery for aiding a wounded rebel. Bought by the niece of a brutal plantation owner, Blood eventually escapes by overtaking a ship. Once on board, Captain Blood embarks on a series of swashbuckling adventures.
FIRE OVER ENGLAND 1937 Laurence Olivier, Flora Robson Spain and England fight it out on the high seas.
THE BUCCANEER 1938 Frederic March About Jean Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans.
THE SEA HAWK 1940 Errol Flynn An exciting adventure drama about an english pirate, who upon learning that the Spanish plan to invade his native England with their armada, rushes back to save Queen and country. Great ship scenes.
THE BLACK SWAN 1942 Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hare, Anthony Quinn A high-seas adventure about a dashing pirate intent on rescuing a beautiful woman. Based on the Sabatini book of the same title.
FRENCHMAN'S CREEK 1944 oan Fontaine, Arturo de Cordova, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce - Based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier about a French pirate.
CAPTAIN KIDD 1945 Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott - A pirate double crosses the King of England after making a deal to safeguard a fleet of treasury ships from india.
THE SPANISH MAIN 1945 Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara - A pirate captain takes on a greedy Spanish governor.
TREASURE ISLAND 1950 Robert Newton - This exciting live action production of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson pirate tale was the best of them all, With Newton magnificent as the infamous treasure seeker Long John Silver. After this movie, Newton continued his role in the Disney TV series.
DOUBLE CROSSBONES 1950 Donald O' Connor, Helena Carter, Will Geer - A light comedy about a young man who after being falsely accused of dishonesty decides to become a pirate.
FORTUNES OF CAPTAIN BLOOD 1950 Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina A meager remake of "Captain Blood".
CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER 1951 Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo - Exciting, well-produced sea epic based on C.S. Forester'S british naval hero of the napoleonic wars.
LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS 1951 Paul Henreid, Jack Oakie, Karin Booth This very good swashbuckler is about the adventures of Jean Lafitte. Set after he helped to save New Orleans from British invasion during the war of 1812.
YANKEE BUCCANEER 1952 Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady Standard pirate tale with a good cast.
CAPTAIN PIRATE 1952 Louis Hayward - Sequel to "Captain Blood", based on Sabatini's novel "Capt. Blood Returns".
CARRIBEAN 1952 John Payne, Arlene Dahl, Sir Cedric Hardwicke A revenge minded pirate fights a greedy plantation owner.
THE CRIMSON PIRATE 1952 Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat - A well done funny spoof of pirate movies.
AGAINST ALL FLAGS 1952 Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn A spy for the English (Flynn) infiltrates a major pirate haven.
BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE 1952 Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, Irene Ryan Newton is rambunctious as a 17th century buccaneer, with lovely Darnell his captive.
THE GOLDEN HAWK 1952 Rhonda Fleming, Sterling Hayden Based on the book by Frank Yerby.
PORT SINISTER 1953 James Warren, Lynne Roberts, Paul Cavanagh More of a 50's low budget sci-fi than a pirate adventure. About the legendary pirate town of Port Royal rising from the sea.
PRINCE OF PIRATES 1953 John Derek, Barbara Rush, Carla Balenda A very entertaining pirate film, with an excellent cast.
SEA DEVILS 1953 Yvonne de Carlo, Rock Hudson Another standard pirate film.
RAIDERS OF THE SEVEN SEAS 1953 John Payne, Donna Reed, Lon Chaney Jr. A hollywood tale about a pirate named Barbarossa.
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE 1953 Errol Flynn - A classic starring Flynn as a Scottish Lord driven from his family and homeland then forced to join in with pirates.
CAPTAIN KIDD AND THE SLAVE GIRL 1954 Anthony Dexter, Eva Gabor, Alan Hale Jr. - Entertaining cast.
LONG JOHN SILVER 1954 Robert Newton, Kit Taylor, Connie Gilchrist Newton does an outstanding job in his role of the fictional pirate Long John Silver.
RETURN TO TREASURE ISLAND 1954 Tab Hunter, Dawn Adams - Standard tale.
THE PIRATES OF TRIPOLI 1955 Paul Henreid, Patricia Medina.
THE BUCCANEER 1958 Yul Brynner - a good remake of the 1938 film.
QUEEN OF THE PIRATES 1960 Gianna Maria Canale, Massimo Serato, Scilla Gabel A 16th century sea captain and his daughter escape false charges by running away to become pirates.
MORGAN THE PIRATE 1961 Steve Reeves, Valarie Lagrange, Chelo Alonso - A well-rounded pirate adventure. This was truly one of Reeves best movies.
PIRATES OF TORTUGA 1961 Ken Scott, John Richardson - This one is about Sir Henry Morgan's adventures.
RAGE OF THE BUCCANEERS 1962 Ricardo Montalban, Vincent Price Standard low budget pirate flick.
THE SON OF CAPTAIN BLOOD 1962 ~ Sean Flynn Errol's son Sean trys his hand in films as a swashbuckler.
THE DEVIL-SHIP PIRATES 1964 Christopher Lee, Barry Warren, Suzan Farmer The plot is fairly typical but very well told. It has a bit more depth than your standard swashbucklers. Also Christopher Lee excels in the role of the nasty Captain Robeles.
PIRATES OF THE SEVEN SEAS 1965 Steve Reeves - Based on the novel "The Pirates of Malaya".
THE KING'S PIRATE 1967 Doug McClure, Guy Stockwell A well done remake of "Against All Flags".
BLACKBEARD'S GHOST 1968 Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Elsa Lancaster Fun Disney film with Peter Ustinov as the infamous Blackbeard.
TREASURE ISLAND 1972 Orson Welles, Kevin Burfield Welles portrays Long John Silver in this version of Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate tale.
SWASHBUCKLER 1976 Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle - An excellant pirate movie with all the classic thrills.
ISLAND 1980 Michael Caine - A modern day pirate tale based on the novel by Peter Benchley.
THE PIRATE MOVIE 1982 Christopher Atkins, Kristy McNichol A light-hearted musical comedy. If you are a fan of true Gilbert and Sullivan, then this movie is NOT for you.
YELLOWBEARD 1983 Peter Cook, Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle Classic satire with an all star cast. Yellowbeard, a pirate's pirate, is allowed to escape from prison to lead the authorities to his treasure.
NATE AND HAYES 1983 Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe Jones plays the part of Captain Hayes who is transporting a couple to an island to be married.
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE 1983 Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith - This movie is an fair adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta of the same name.
THE ICE PIRATES 1984 Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Anjelica Huston A light hearted comedy about space pirates.
THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE 1984 Richard Thomas, Michael York, Timothy Dalton A dismal remake of the 1953 classic.
RETURN TO TREASURE ISLAND 1985 (6-part mini-series) Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard - Well made Disney pirate dventure which teams Long John Silver with an adult Jim Hawkins.
PIRATES 1986 Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas A well meaning film which looks good but falls short in the story line.
THE PRINCESS BRIDE 1987 Peter Falk, Billy Crystal - A story of how Wesley leaves his love 'Buttercup' promising his return, to make his fortune and meets "his end" with the Dread Pirate Roberts.
TREASURE ISLAND 1990 Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed, Christopher Lee - This made for TV version is one of the best adaptions of the classic novel.
HOOK 1991 Dustin Hoffman, Robin Willimas, Bob Hoskins, David Crosby An entertaining adventure which has an adult Peter Pan fighting the evil Hook.
CUTTHROAT ISLAND 1995 Gena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella This adventure pits a tough man and an unconventional woman against greedy thieves and pirates. Good action scenes, great locations and costumes.
MAGIC ISLAND 1995 Andrew Divoff, Zachery Ty Bryan - A 13-year old discovers a fantastic new world that lies beyond the pages of a magical book about pirates. Jack gets whisked into the book itself, and encounters land sharks, beautiful mermaids, duels & danger during his breathtaking adventure on Magic Island.
MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND 1996 Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Jennifer Saunders - A muppet twist on the classic tale.
PIRATES OF THE PLAIN 1999 Tim Curry, Seth Adkins - A pirate and his ship is transported through a time warp to Nebraska. A farm boy and the Pirate captain fight the crew for a buried treasure. Shot on location in South Africa.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom An entertaining disney adventure with plenty of action, humor and thrills.