Demille had harbored a desire to bring to the screen the story of jean lafitte, the legendary 19th century privateer whose forces famously aided with andrew jacksons defeat of the british in the battle of new orleans. 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 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. 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. The film was shot in technicolor and vistavision, the story takes place during the war. Gardner sullivan adapted by jeanie macpherson from the novel. The buccaneer is a 1958 piratewar film made by paramount pictures starring yul brynner as jean lafitte, charles boyer and claire bloom. Historical adventure drama semifictional account of pirate jean lafittes involvement in the war of 1812.
Demille from a screenplay by harold lamb, edwin justus. General andrew jackson during the war of 1812 to defend new orleans from british troops. Fredric march stars with devilish swagger as jean lafitte, the french. Demille from a screenplay by harold lamb, edwin justus mayer and c. 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. 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. The movie itself is no ten commandments or greatest show on earth. 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. Edwin justus mayer screenplay, harold lambscreenplay stars. This film is from his american history series and takes place during the war of 1812 when it seems that the british may be.
Fredric march made this film inbetween two contemporary roles playing newspaper reporters. 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. French pirate jean lafitte rescues a girl and joins the war of 1812. Gardner sullivan adapted by jeanie macpherson from the novel lafitte the pirate by lyle saxon. Demilles the buccaneer stars fredric march, complete with curly hair, pencil moustache and florid sacre bleu. The buccaneer 1938 stream and watch online moviefone. Gardner sullivan adapted by jeanie macpherson from the novel lafitte the pirate by. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. 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 mines a little tapped vein of american historythe war of 1812for a rousing bit of homegrown. 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. The film was shot in technicolor and vistavision, the story takes place during the.
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. Demilles sound films, the buccaneer mines a little tapped vein of american historythe war of 1812for a rousing bit of homegrown spectacle. The buccaneer 1938 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. During the war of 1812 against the united kingdom of great britain and ireland. Fredric march, franciska gaal, akim tamiroff, margot grahame, walter brennan, ian keith, anthony quinn, robert barrat, and hugh southern. While there is no doubt that the corsairs played a role in the eventual victory, it was a minor role. 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. This film was buried in a vault for years in deference to the 1958 remake. Tonight was my first evening attending the current cecil b. 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.
During the war of 1812, louisiana buccaneer jean lafitte assists the americans in defending new orleans against the attacking british war fleet. In this film, yul brynner plays the dashing buccaneer jean lafitte whose help is enlisted by u. 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. The buccaneer 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The buccaneer 1938 letterboxd social film discovery. With yul brynner, claire bloom, charles boyer, inger stevens. B4814 six the buccaneer promo photos for 1938 paramount. Demille s the buccaneer stars fredric march, complete with curly hair, pencil moustache and florid sacre bleu. Demilles sound films, the buccaneer mines a little tapped vein of american historythe war of 1812for a. A swashbuckling tale of the sea and the life and loves of the wellknown pirate, jean lafitte during the war of 1812. It is a fanciful tale of the battle of new orleans and the pirate jean lafitte.
Demille films american history series the buccaneer. This version of the buccaneer, 1938 was demilles first attempt at this tale of jean lafitte. Demilles tale of the war of 1812, the buccaneer 1938. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but its inhabited by the last big buccaneer. French accent, as 18th century pirate jean lafitte. Dec 14, 2014 during the war of 1812 against the united kingdom of great britain and ireland. The buccaneer 1938 is an american historical adventure film. The performances come off as hammy, whereas if this film would have been made as a historical drama, it would have been. The buccaneer is a 1958 pirate film made by paramount pictures starring yul brynner as jean lafitte, charles boyer and claire bloom. The buccaneer 1938 is an epic adventure directed by cecil b. The only disappointment is a less than epic battle scene, but its good by 1938 standards. Demille, fredric march, george antheil, paramount pictures, spring byington, the buccaneer, walter brennan 16 january 2019 16 january 2019.
The buccaneer is a 1938 american adventure film made by paramount pictures based on jean lafitte and the battle of. Demille written by jeanie macphersonadaptation screenplay by edwin justus mayer, harold lamb, c. 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. 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. Fredric march far right starred as pirate jean lafitte in cecil b. It was a seafaring double bill consisting of 35mm screenings of the buccaneer 1938 and reap the wild wind 1942. Oct 22, 2019 marchs career was in top gear during the 1930s dr. Semifictional account of pirate jean lafittes involvement in the war of 1812. 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. Detailed information about this film is available from.
Gardner sullivan staring fredric march, franciska gaal, akim. The buccaneer 1958 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Demilles rarest sound films, fredric march stars as jean lafitte, the french pirate transformed into an american folk hero for his exploits at the battle of new orleansall for the love of an. The 1938 paramount pictures production directed by cecil b demille with a cast including fredric march, franciska gaal, akim tamiroff, margot grahame, walter brennan, ian keith, anthony quinn, douglas dumbrille, and beulah bondi. Demille starring fredric march, franziska gaal, akim tamiroff. The buccaneer tz, war of 1812 18121815 add comments. Demilles the buccaneer stars fredric march, complete with curly hair. Demille with fredric march, franciska gaal, akim tamiroff, margot grahame, year. Anthony quinn, who played the supporting role of beluche in the original film. Demille attempted to pull out all the stops and make a spectacular pirate movie, and it just didnt work so.