The Crimson Pirate (1952)

Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.

Genres: Adventure, Comedy

What to watch after The Crimson Pirate

• The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
• Run Silent Run Deep (1958) — Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat appear in both
• Moby Dick (1956)
• The Black Swan (1942) — Same subject: pirate, swashbuckler
• Treasure Island (1990) — Same subject: pirate
• Vera Cruz (1954) — Roland Kibbee wrote for both