Rent The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
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- Synopsis:
- While the British fleet is engaged in a desperate battle with the Armada, a Spanish vessel, the Diablo, puts in at a lonely inlet on the Cornish coast for emergency repairs. Finding a nearby village, the Spaniards terrorise the local population and take village girls as hostages.
- Actors:
- Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, John Cairney, Duncan Lamont, Michael Ripper, Ernest Clark, Barry Warren, Suzan Farmer, Natasha Pyne, Annette Whiteley, Charles Houston, Philip Latham, Harry Locke, Leonard Fenton, Jack Rodney, Barry Linehan, Bruce Beeby, Michael Peake, Johnny Briggs, Michael Newport
- Directors:
- Don Sharp
- Producers:
- Anthony Nelson Keys
- Writers:
- Jimmy Sangster
- Aka:
- The Devil Ship Pirates
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Ships in Film: From Sailing to , A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 31/05/2021
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Unlevel-Ship Pirates: A brand-new featurette on the making of this classic Hammer swashbuckler
- Brand-new interviews with actors Annette Whiteley and Michael Newport
- Theatrical Trailers
- Extensive Image Gallery
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Cracking Stuff - The Devil-Ship Pirates review by sb
FILM & REVIEW Hammer is best known for its classic horror movies but they also diversified into other genres including the pirate one. They made Pirates of Blood River which wasn’t very good - budget meant it was all filmed in a park in Berkshire and it showed but this is much more like it . Set during the Spanish Armada it the tale of the pirate ship The Diablo captained by Robeles (Lee) who only signed up for plunder and with the Armada destroyed intend to return to their previous occupation. The ship is in need of repairs so lands near an obscure village and relying on the real news not having arrived yet claim the Spanish were victorious and the village is under the woke of the Empire. The locals are set to work but some suspect the truth and are aided by a proper Spanish officer (Warren) who wants no part in future piracy . It opens with a full bloodied sea battle out of Errol Flynn with enough brawls, swordfights, hangings and floggings to keep it rattling along. Lee is excellent as the black hearted pirate and said it one of his favourites to make with an solid cast of English thesps on board - it’s terrific stuff - 4/5