The Buccaneers (1956)★ 7.3/10
- Adventure
- Drama
Directed by: Leslie Arliss, C.M. Pennington-Richards, Robert Day, Peter Maxwell, Ralph Smart
Written by: Terence Moore, Zachary Weiss, Peter C. Hodgking, Peggy Phillips, Thomas A. Stockwell
The Crown takes Tempest's stronghold. The ex-pirate wins a pardon and becomes a privateer. He and Deputy Gov. Beamish fight Spanish raiders despite their unease. They defend the Caribbean.
- Original title
- The Buccaneers
- Storyline
- Captain Dan Tempest was an ex-pirate who received a pardon from the King and turned privateer after his stronghold of New Providence was taken over by Crown soldiers. Tempest and Lt. Beamish, the Crown-appointed deputy governor, were uneasy allies, fighting the Spanish privateers who were ravaging the Caribbean.
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 224
- Companies
- Incorporated Television Company (ITC), Sapphire Films, Alpha Video Distributors, CBS, Mill Creek Entertainment, Reel Media International, Talking Pictures TV
- Release dates
- GB September 19, 1956
- US September 22, 1956