United States / Feb 04, 1938 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Douglass Dumbrille | Governor William C.C. Claiborne |
| Beulah Bondi | Aunt Charlotte |
| Robert Barrat | Captain Brown |
| Fred Kohler | Gramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.) |
| Hugh Sothern | General Andrew Jackson |
| John Rogers | Mouse |
| Hans Steinke | Tarsus |
| Stanley Andrews | Collector of the Port |
| Spring Byington | Dolly Madison |
| Montagu Love | Admiral Cockburn |
| Eric Stanley | General Ross |
| Gilbert Emery | Captain Lockyer |
| Holmes Herbert | Captain McWilliams |
| Evan Thomas | Sir Harry Smith |
| Michael Brooke | Lieutenant Rogers |
| Thaddeus Jones | John Freeman, a Servant |
| Reginald Sheffield | Ship's Surgeon |
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| Eugene Jackson | James Smith, a Servant |
| Davison Clark | Colonel Butler |
| Ivan Miller | Commodore |
| Louise Campbell | Marie de Remy |
| John Hubbard | Charles (as Jack Hubbard) |
| Evelyn Keyes | Madeleine |
| Lina Basquette | Roxanne |
| Luana Walters | Suzette |
| Barry Norton | Villere |
| Alex Hill | Scipio |
| George H. Reed | Nicodemus, a Servant |
| Alphonse Martell | Major Latour |
| Frank Melton | Lieutenant Shreve |
| Ted Oliver | Fish Hook |
| Avril Cameron | Mrs. Claibourne |
| Florence Wix | Mrs. Livingston |
| Richard Denning | Captain Reid |
| J.P. McGowan | Jailer |
| John A. Milton | Banjo Player |
| Francis McDonald | Camden Blount |
| Jack Deery | Highlander Officer (uncredited) |
| Libby Taylor | Madeleine's Mammy (uncredited) |
| Yvonne Pelletier | Wife |
| Winifred Harris |
Genres
AdventureDramaRomanceHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Buccaneer |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Español |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 4 febbraio 1938 |
| Executive producer | William LeBaron |
| Production | Cecil B. DeMille, William H. Pine |
| Writer | Lyle Saxon, Edwin Justus Mayer, C. Gardner Sullivan, Harold Lamb, Jeanie Macpherson |
| Editing | Anne Bauchens |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner, Ken Lobben |
| Assistant directors | Stanley Goldsmith, Richard Harlan, Cecil B. DeMille |
| Camera operators | Victor Milner, Ken Lobben |
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| Additional photography | Victor Milner, Ken Lobben |
| Production design | Roland Anderson, Hans Dreier |
| Art direction | Roland Anderson, Hans Dreier |
| Set decoration | Roland Anderson, Hans Dreier |
| Music | George Antheil |
| Sound | George Antheil |
| Costume design | Natalie Visart, Dan Sayre Groesback, Dwight Franklin, Wally Westmore |
| Makeup | Wally Westmore, Natalie Visart, Dan Sayre Groesback, Dwight Franklin |
| Hairstyling | Natalie Visart, Dan Sayre Groesback, Dwight Franklin, Wally Westmore |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Jan 01, 1949
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