IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
Honest Edward Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.Honest Edward Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.Honest Edward Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
Patrick Allen
- Undetermined Role
- (uncredited)
Salvador Baguez
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
- Pirate
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaInitially, it was going to be filmed under the title Buccaneer Empire directed by Robert Stevenson with a cast headed by Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Victor Mature and Jack Buetel.
- GoofsAlthough Henry Morgan is depicted as Blackbeard's chief antagonist, Morgan retired on 1683 and died in 1688, when Blackbeard (born circa 1680) was only eight years old. Blackbeard did not arrive in the Indies until the closing years of the 17th Century, well after Morgan's death.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: "The meeker the man, the more pirate he, Snug in his armchair, far from the sea, And reason commends his position: He has all of the fun and none of the woes, Masters the ladies and scuttles his foes, And cheats both the noose and perdition!"
"THE ARMCHAIR PIRATE" -Anon.-
- ConnectionsFeatured in SpongeBob SquarePants: Shanghaied/Gary Takes a Bath (2001)
Featured review
I am gratified that so many others have commented on Robert Newton's completely over-the-top performance in the title role. Unfortunately, it completely transcends the otherwise conventional Hollywood pirate movie that surrounds it. When he's on the screen, nothing else exists. Yes, it's ham-acting at its hammiest but it's virtuoso ham acting that hardly anyone could hope to match. He rolls his eyes, growls, orates...he simply takes over the movie and almost gives ham-acting a good name. The only performances of this kind that I can think of which come close to matching him are Orson Welles (in many things but especially in "Black Magic") and Ralph Richardson in "Things to Come."
- How long is Blackbeard, the Pirate?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Blackbeard the Pirate
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,250,000
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
Top Gap
By what name was Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) officially released in India in English?
Answer