It stars christopher lee, kerwin matthews, glenn corbett, michael ripper, andrew keir, oliver reed, marla landi and peter arne. Once there, the pirate fights for control of the island and begins slaughtering the lads family. The ultimate list of iowa movies des moines register. It has arrived on bluray with a typically excellent highdefinition transfer from sony. Pirates had not captured a ship sailing under the american flag since the 1820s until april 8, 2009, when the mv maersk alabama was hijacked off the coast of somalia. Ver pelicula the pirates of blood river en espanol gratis 1962. The pirates of blood river 1962 directed by john gilling. Our friends at indicatorpowerhouse have dug up some real treasure with their latest hammer set passport to china 1961, the pirates of blood river 1962, the crimson blade 1963 and the brigand of kandahar 1965. With kerwin mathews, glenn corbett, christopher lee, peter arne. Jun 11, 2008 the pirates of blood river is still a solid adventure tale, with plenty of action, a dependable cast, and a look that fools you into thinking this is a much higher budget film than it actually is. Today we follow lee to a swashbuckling adventure called pirates of blood river, also a hammer production and from a story by. The pirates of blood river 1962 in a caribbean village populated by religious refugees, jonathon standing kerwin mathews gets caught in an affair with the wife of a prominent local.
He later attended the carnegie institute of technology at present carnegie mellon university and completed his graduation from there in 1962. The all ages version of the pirates of blood river went out on a double bill as the second feature to the columbia film mysterious island 1962. In this highseas adventure, a wicked oneeyed, onearmed pirate forces a. Download all yts yify movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality.
Obituaries death notices newspaper obituaries online. Not until i watched an old film while in high school did pirates or perhaps i should say, one particular pirate and the actor who portrayed him stir my interest. The pirates of blood river 1962 john gilling, kerwin mathews, glenn corbett, christopher lee, action, adventure, drama february 28, 2017 in a village of huguenot refugees, jonathon standing is exiled by his father to a nearby penal colony for his improper relationship with a married woman. Once there, the pirate fights for control of the island and begins slaughtering the lads family and friends. The pirates of blood river approved 1h 27min action, adventure, drama august 1962 usa a group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century huguenot settlement on the isle of devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it. On this day today in history, film, music and sport. Dec 04, 20 the pirates of blood river original theatrical trailer 1962 duration.
Hysterically unintentionally funny hammer film about the trials of banished huguenot jonathon standishkerwin mathews,exhiled for loving a married woman. The pirates of blood river is supremely entertaining pirate film, with kerwin matthews, christopher lee and oliver reed. Although the studio gathered a swarthy bunch of actors. Starting in the late 1790s, stack island became associated with river pirates and counterfeiters. To get that important u rating, a gory filmed scene had to be excised. John gilling stages many scenes wide, so the added resolution brings out the beauty of the wooded locations maybe this show earned its many play dates because it looked so good on the big screen. The pirates of blood river 1962 download movie for mobile in best quality 3gp and mp4 format.
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th century huguenot settlement on the isle of devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it. In the town of devon,mathews is exiled by his father for having committed adultery. Christopher lee in the pirates of blood river 1962 andrew keir and kerwin mathews in the. If you like the pirates of blood river you are looking for exciting, captivating and entertaining movies about with pirate, adventure, treasure hunt, danger, village, island and infidelity themes of action, adventure and drama genre shot in uk. Yify hd torrent download free movie yify torrents for. A group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century huguenot settlement on the isle of devon in search. Curiously landlocked for a pirate opus, there is action aplenty nevertheless and the odd death by piranha. Norman foster celebrity profile check out the latest norman foster photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
The pirates of blood river 1962 john gilling, kerwin. Cinema announces 32film lineup for part 1 of their massive hammer movie marathon. Heres an alphabetical index with all the films currently available on the site. Hammer studios goes quasihistorical with the pirates of blood river 1962, with kerwin mathews starring as a huguenot outcast taken up by a bloody band of pirates led by the elegant frenchman, captain laroche, incarnated by the great christopher lee. Limited to 3000 copies buy yours today before they are out of stock. The pirates of blood river is a 1962 british action film directed by john gilling and starring kerwin mathews, glenn corbett, christopher lee and oliver reed. Interesting but not totally satisfying hammer concoction.
Twilight time movies the pirates of blood river on bluray. The pirates of blood river 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. Released in 1962 on a double bill with mysterious island also a twilight time bluray release, this swashbuckling period piece tells of a french penal colony made up of a group of huguenots. Music is by gary hughes and cinematography by arthur grant. There are a few scenes from blood river that, in composition and color, resemble some of the outstanding n. Since then ive watched captain blood many times, but didnt know until college that the film was based on rafael sabatinis novel. The pirates of blood river bluray disc details highdef digest. Pirates of blood river is directed by john gilling and written by jimmy sangster. Also stream the pirates of blood river on your mobile, tablets and ipads plot. But when wrongfully exiled kerwin mathews fresh from playing sinbad and gulliver runs afoul of pirate captain christopher lee and his violent crew including oliver reed, peter arne, and michael ripper the community finds itself in the crosshairs for its coveted golden idol. Nov 25, 2017 pirates of blood river was paired with the ray harryhausen adaptation of jules vernes mysterious island, and upon its release in july,1962, quickly became the highest grossing double bill in the u. Englands hammer films were and still are best known for their horror and science fiction efforts, as their nongenre catalog is often neglected and little seen.
One of their earliest attempts at a familyfriendly adventure film, the pirates of blood river 1962 was shot in july and august of 1961 but not released until july 1962, during school holiday when attendance was expected to be high for such fare. May 10, 2017 the pirates of blood river es una patetico cinema con descriptivo historia y dulce visualizacion. A group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century huguenot settlement on the isle of devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it. Enjoyable but hampered by weak characters and a disjointed narrative, the pirates of blood river nevertheless is a fun picture and recommended. Rene auberjonois biography facts, childhood, family life. Best movies like the pirates of blood river bestsimilar. Met kerwin mathews, christopher lee en andrew keir. The pirates of blood river 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A few years after his first credited film role1962s war huntredford got to reprise his. Nov 12, 20 the pirates of blood river original theatrical trailer 1962 hammer. The twilight time bluray of the pirates of blood river is an excellent encoding of this megascope production, with beautiful color values. Home video sony pictures home entertainment classic horrors rating 7 out of 10 warning. Short and already balding in his 20s, kinnear resigned himself early. Directed by john gilling starring kerwin mathews, christopher lee, glenn corbett, marla landi. He is sentenced to a prison camp and escapes but is captured by a gang of pirates captained by christopher lee. In this highseas adventure, a wicked oneeyed, onearmed pirate forces a young man to take him and his band to his caribbean island home where the pirate believes treasure is buried. Escaping religious persecution, 17thcentury huguenots find refuge on the isle of devon. The pirates of blood river 1962 the movie database tmdb. British comic actor roy kinnear received his training at the theatre workshop, and made his film debut in 1962s tiara tahiti. Browse historical events, famous birthdays, weddings, deaths and people from 6,000 years of history. Nov 27, 2017 only occasionally would they branch out and do something a bit out of character. The pirates of blood river 1962 cast and crew in a caribbean village populated by religious refugees, jonathon standing kerwin mathews gets caught in an affair with the wife of a prominent local.
Both films have a great look about them, and a major reason is the presence of christopher lee. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the encyclopedia. The pirates of blood river is supremely entertaining pirate film, with kerwin. Hysterically unintentionally funny hammer film about the trials of banished huguenot jonathon standish kerwin mathews,exhiled for loving a married woman. The pirates of blood river 1962 john gilling synopsis. I liked it,the setting and story were good in this film. The pirates of blood river 1962 cast and crew moviefone. Anyone trying to make a point about racist attitudes in film is given a wealth of offensive examples the picture presents its demeaning stereotypes proudly. The fantasy sciencefiction film was an adaptation of the jules verne novel and was produced by charles schneer and featured special effects by coproducer and stopmotion animation master ray. In a village of huguenot refugees, jonathon standing is exiled by his father to a nearby penal colony for his improper relationship with a married woman. Lee steals every scene in the film, as the oneeyed, onearmed, french accented capt.
Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. In 1809, the last major river pirate activity on the upper mississippi came to an abrupt end, when a group of flatboatmen, meeting at the head of the nine mile reach, decided to make a raid on stack island and wipe out the river pirates. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the pirates of blood river near you. The pirates of blood river 1962 bluray dvd drivein. His family resided in london, uk for a while where he studied theatre and completed high school education. The pirates of blood river is a somewhat curious entry from hammer films which stars the inimitable christopher lee as an eyepatchwearing cutthroat. The pirates of blood river is a bloody,somewhat convoluted pirate film from you guessed it hammer films starring kerwin mathews and christopher lee. The pirates of blood river 1962 starring kerwin mathews, glenn corbett, christopher lee, marla landi, oliver reed, andrew keir and peter arne only from twilight time movies on bluray disc.
Brian trenchard smith on pirates of blood river duration. Its nice to see these old hammer swashbucklers getting some attention. After being expelled to a penal colony for adultery our hero falls afoul of a group of pirates who are convinced the original settlement hides a stash of loot. The devilship pirates follows much of the standardized formula of the pirates of blood river, and even recycles some of the main cast lee, kier, ripper, and for a pirate film that takes place mainly on land even the shenanigans during the climax have the ship ported, don sharp kiss of the vampire handles the action sequences well. The pirates of blood river is the only pirate film i can recall that doesnt feature a pirate ship. Loved it for a young dennis waterman as timothy and early oliver reed. The pirates of blood river original theatrical trailer 1962. Robert redford convinced the author of a river runs through it. A dish, out of water twilight time unsheathes an enjoyable hammer films outing with exsinbad kerwin mathews and a smoothly sinister christopher lee. A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th century huguenot settlement on the. Icons of adventure the pirates of blood river, the devil. On this day in history, music, sport, film and television. The two swashbucklers, pirates of blood river and devilship pirates, are both highly enjoyable. He prospers on this film through a steady diet of scenery.
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