Overview
Join a swashbuckling adventure filled with humor and daring escapades on the high seas.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- buoyant
- irreverent
- family movie night
- classic film afternoon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as a colorful, high-action Technicolor entertainment whose athletic star performance and comic swashbuckling outweigh its deliberately implausible plot.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Capt. Vallo's physical agility and Burt Lancaster's acrobatic performance dominate the film's action style.
The Caribbean revolt against corrupt authority is presented as a Technicolor comedy and action spectacle.
Capt. Vallo moves from sea piracy into the revolutionary struggle against the unpopular king and corrupt political power.
The film's colorful period surroundings, ships, swordplay, and practical athletic set pieces create its gaudy visual identity.
Films like The Crimson Pirate, and why
The Black Swan
shared acrobatic swashbuckling, comic adventure, colorful period spectacle, and pirate romance
Captain Blood
shared pirate film setting, flamboyant swordplay, sea adventure, and lighthearted tone
The Adventures of Robin Hood
shared irreverent swashbuckling, comic heroics, revolution-era intrigue, and theatrical action
The Sea Hawk
shared high-spirited pirate adventure, comic escapism, and vivid Technicolor spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Siodmak
- Release Date
- 1952-09-27
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (166)
Cast
- Burt Lancaster
- Nick Cravat
- Eva Bartok
- Torin Thatcher
- James Hayter
- Leslie Bradley
- Margot Grahame
- Noel Purcell
- Frederick Leister
- Eliot Makeham
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Crimson Pirate about?
- A charismatic pirate and his acrobatic crew turn Caribbean revolution into a buoyant carnival of swordplay, ship battles, escapes, and comic rebellion.
- What is The Crimson Pirate like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Crimson Pirate as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Crimson Pirate violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Crimson Pirate as mild.
- What did critics think of The Crimson Pirate?
- Critics broadly regard it as a colorful, high-action Technicolor entertainment whose athletic star performance and comic swashbuckling outweigh its deliberately implausible plot.
- Which films are like The Crimson Pirate?
- Films with a similar feel include The Black Swan, Captain Blood, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and The Sea Hawk.
- How long is The Crimson Pirate?
- The Crimson Pirate runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Crimson Pirate?
- In United States, The Crimson Pirate streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel.
