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Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Geneviève Bujold, Beau Bridges ... see more see more... , Anjelica Huston , Geoffrey Holder , Avery Schreiber , Tom Clancy , Bernard Behrens , Dorothy Tristan , Mark Baker , Kip Niven , Harry Basch , Kabir Bedi , Jon Cedar , Diana Chesney , Sid Haig , Louisa Horton , Tom Lacy , Robert Ruth , Alfie Wise , Tom Fitzsimmons , Manuel DePina , Robert Morgan

A latter-day attempt to update the swordplay success of Errol Flynn movies, this film is part burlesque, part homage to old-fashioned pirate films. James Earl Jones and Robert Shaw play Nick Debrett a... read more read more...nd Ned Lynch, two pirates who save a noblewoman, Jane Barnet (Geneviève Bujold), and take her to Jamaica. They find that their friends have been taken captive by a ruthless dictator -- Peter Boyle plays the foppish villain Lord Durant with an over-the-top swagger. Debrett and Lynch set out to rescue their friends and overthrow the perverted tyrant. Beau Bridges plays Major Folly, a fancy-dressing Scarlet Pimpernel sort. A young Anjelica Huston has a minor part as a nameless woman. There is plenty of swordplay, blood, slapstick, and cleavage, all directed by James Goldstone in a frenzied fashion. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: James Goldstone

Release Date: January 1, 1976

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DVD Release Date: January 5, 1999

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  • ironclad1609
    July 22, 2011
    ironclad1609
    This wonderfully old-fashioned pirates film is like a message from a sunken era, where sword fights are still filmed in wide shots, not a hundred cuts a minute. The mood is light and with plenty of humor, a couple of stunts spectacular, the locations feel real and set a nice Cari... read morebbean atmosphere. Sure, some parts of the film are a bit bumpy and feel dated, but overall this is a fun adventure film for a rainy Sunday afternoon. The main title score is also one of the most beautiful themes ever written.
  • caprice122163
    January 29, 2008
    caprice122163
    Robert Shaw plays an Irish Pirate Red Ned Lynch who falls in love with Genevieve Bujold who wants to free her father from prison. she then makes a deal with the devil or is he, he is a pirate after all. Pure action, some funny scenes, great sword fights.
  • athena6098
    February 17, 2007
    athena6098
    Another Pirate movie. "Swashbuckler" is a another pirate action movie, but a good one. You get to see a younger and thinner James Earl Jones. James Earl Jones is good playing Nick Debrett. But Robert Shaw does a good job of being Red Ned Lynch. Peter Boyle and Beau Bridges in and... read more play the villians well. Avery Schreiber of "The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour" plays one of the pirates. "Swashbuckler" is a fun fill action movie. A fun movie to watch.

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Richard T. Jameson
December 17, 2011
Richard T. Jameson, Parallax View

... just a dumb film boasting broadly bad performances by a good cast, some pleasant scenery, the pleasure of watching a real ship tossing on a real ocean ... Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 9, 2005
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Emanuel Levy
September 8, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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James Rocchi
November 7, 2002
James Rocchi, Netflix

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Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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