The buccaneer film 1938

A swashbuckling tale of the sea and the life and loves of the wellknown pirate, jean lafitte during the war of 1812. Fredric march, franciska gaal, akim tamiroff, margot grahame, walter brennan, ian keith, anthony quinn, robert barrat, and hugh southern. Demille directs this semifictional account of pirate jean lafittes involvement. Demille directs this 1938 adventure starring fredric march as jean lafitte, a swashbuckling new orleans pirate who helps gen. The buccaneer is a 1958 piratewar film made by paramount pictures starring yul brynner as jean lafitte, charles boyer and claire bloom. This is one of demilles better films from the 1930s. The films opening narrative includes the immortal words that george byron wrote about jean lafitte, the last of the buccaneershe left a corsairs nameto other timeslinked with one virtue and a thousand crimes. Demille films american history series the buccaneer. General andrew jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend new orleans when he learns that a british fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city.

B4814 six the buccaneer promo photos for 1938 paramount. It is loosely based on the story of the pirate jean lafitte who was involved in the battle of new orleans during the war of 1812. Demille written by jeanie macphersonadaptation screenplay by edwin justus mayer, harold lamb, c. Fredric march stars with devilish swagger as jean lafitte, the french. This version of the buccaneer, 1938 was demilles first attempt at this tale of jean lafitte. Dec 14, 2014 during the war of 1812 against the united kingdom of great britain and ireland. The video has a nice contrast without being too light or too. A swashbuckling tale of the sea and the life and loves of the wellknown pirate, jean lafitte.

The buccaneer mines a little tapped vein of american historythe war of 1812for a rousing bit of homegrown. Demille attempted to pull out all the stops and make a spectacular pirate movie, and it just didnt work so. The buccaneer 1938 in 1814, pirate jean lafitte fredric march controls the bayous separating the gulf from the ocean, and is wanted by the louisiana governor. The buccaneer 1938 at ucla tonight was my first evening attending the current cecil b. During the war of 1812, louisiana buccaneer jean lafitte assists the americans in defending new orleans against the attacking british war fleet. The buccaneer is a 1938 american adventure film made by paramount pictures based on jean lafitte and the battle of new orleans during the war of 1812.

General andrew jackson during the war of 1812 to defend new orleans from british troops. Charlton heston played a supporting role as andrew jackson, the second time that heston played jackson, having portrayed him earlier in the 1953 film the presidents lady. Andrew jackson fight the british during the war of 1812 in return for a pardon for his crimes. Operating out of a buccaneers haven of the coast of new orleans, lafitte plunders all passing ships for their wealth, but refuses to attack any vessel flying the american flag. Frederic march is solid as the heavilyaccented lafitte, but its hugh southern as andrew jackson that steals the movie in his first film role at the age of 57. Released 1938, the buccaneer stars fredricmarch, franciskagaal, akimtamiroff the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 1 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which collated. Demille from a screenplay by harold lamb, edwin justus mayer and c. Yul brynner the buccaneer 1958 original film title. His final film the buccaneer is a remake of his own 1938 production starring fredric march. Demilles the buccaneer stars fredric march, complete with curly hair.

Notes about the buccaneer, 1938, directed by cecil b. Historical adventure drama semifictional account of pirate jean lafittes involvement in the war of 1812. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the film and 48 hours to finish it. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.

The only disappointment is a less than epic battle scene, but its good by 1938 standards. The performances come off as hammy, whereas if this film would have been made as a historical drama, it would have been. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. Demille, also put lafitte in the middle of a love triangle. The film was shot in technicolor and vistavision, the story takes place during the war.

I will go over the actors we have seen before first. Demille starring fredric march, franziska gaal, akim tamiroff. Demilles sound films, the buccaneer mines a little tapped vein of american historythe war of 1812for a rousing bit of homegrown spectacle. With the films running 126 and 124 minutes, respectively, plus a short, i might admit to zoning out a bit by the time we finally got to the battle with the giant squid at. Jun 2, 2016 the buccaneer paramount, 1938 movie poster cecil b. The buccaneer 1938 stream and watch online moviefone. Watch the buccaneer full movie in hd visit french pirate jean lafitte rescues a girl and joins the war of 1812. The films opening credits appear on a simulated parchment scroll being removed from a treasure chest. This movie is the buccaneer 1938, directed by cecil b. Unlike the flimsy wall of trees and cotton bales in the film, the actual wall was so high that the british required ladders to reach the top.

Gardner sullivan staring fredric march, franciska gaal, akim. The 1938 version was produced and directed by cecil b. I caught this movie on tcm today and found myself throughly entertained. Demille, but he was seriously ill by the time the 1958 version was made, so he was. Demille s the buccaneer stars fredric march, complete with curly hair, pencil moustache and florid sacre bleu. The buccaneer paramount, 1938 movie poster cecil b. The buccaneer 1938 is an american historical adventure film. Oct 22, 2019 marchs career was in top gear during the 1930s dr. This film is from his american history series and takes place during the war of 1812 when it seems that the british may be. While there is no doubt that the corsairs played a role in the eventual victory, it was a minor role. General andrew jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend new orleans when he learns that a british fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the. The buccaneer 1938 letterboxd social film discovery.

This film was buried in a vault for years in deference to the 1958 remake. The movie itself is no ten commandments or greatest show on earth. Early titles for this film were lafitte the pirate and the baratarians. Pirates and buccaneers with treasure chest, onset of the film, the buccaneer, 1938. Demille, with fredric march, franciska gaal, akim tamiroff, available from turner classic movies. The buccaneer tz, war of 1812 18121815 add comments. French accent, as 18th century pirate jean lafitte. Anthony quinn played the role of beluche, one of lafittes go to pirates. As paramount owns the film and its 1958 remake it is pretty obvious that the film has slipped into public domain when a company like firecake entertainment i did not make that one upreleases it in a print that looks as if it had been salvaged from a garbage dump. Demilles sound films, the buccaneer mines a little tapped vein of american historythe war of 1812for a. Hyde 1931, demilles epic the sign of the cross 1932, death takes a holiday 1934, a star is born 1937, and the screwball classic nothing sacred 1937 whereas gaals career in the u.

Watch the buccaneer full movie in hd visit movie 115425 french pirate jean lafitte rescues a girl and joins the war of 1812. During the war of 1812 against the united kingdom of great britain and ireland. Years after the buccaneer, demille would write, fredric march made a dashing and completely believable lafitte, a man of curiously mingled ruthlessness and honor, a vagabond of the high seas who wanted desperately to be rooted somewhere. Tonight was my first evening attending the current cecil b. Fredric march made this film inbetween two contemporary roles playing newspaper reporters. With yul brynner, claire bloom, charles boyer, inger stevens. It was a seafaring double bill consisting of 35mm screenings of the buccaneer 1938 and reap the wild wind 1942. The buccaneer is a 1938 american adventure film made by paramount pictures and based on jean lafitte and the battle of new orleans during the war of 1812. Edwin justus mayer screenplay, harold lambscreenplay stars. Demilles the buccaneer stars fredric march, complete with curly hair, pencil moustache and florid sacre bleu. Anthony quinn, who played the supporting role of beluche in the original film. With fredric march, franciska gaal, akim tamiroff, margot grahame.

In this film, yul brynner plays the dashing buccaneer jean lafitte whose help is enlisted by u. Semifictional account of pirate jean lafittes involvement in the war of 1812. Demille with fredric march, franciska gaal, akim tamiroff, margot grahame, year. The 1938 paramount pictures production directed by cecil b demille wi. The buccaneer is a 1958 pirate film made by paramount pictures starring yul brynner as jean lafitte, charles boyer and claire.

Gardner sullivan adapted by jeanie macpherson from the novel lafitte the pirate by lyle saxon. Being hired for demilles 1958 remake of his 1938 film the buccaneer, the story of pirate jean lafitte in the battle of new orleans during the war of 1812, brought him back to scoring on a big scale. Fredric march, akim tamiroff, anthony quinn, walter brennan, franciska gaal. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but its inhabited by the last big buccaneer. Detailed information about this film is available from. Apr, 20 years after the buccaneer, demille would write, fredric march made a dashing and completely believable lafitte, a man of curiously mingled ruthlessness and honor, a vagabond of the high seas who wanted desperately to be rooted somewhere. Hard to get past fredric marchs flagrantly phony french accent, and the film fails to illuminate lafittes historically accurate and complexly motivated.