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| The Pirates of Blood River | |
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| File:"The Pirates of Blood River" (1962).jpg UK quad poster | |
| Directed by | John Gilling |
| Written by | Jimmy Sangster |
| Produced by | Michael Carreras |
| Starring | Christopher Lee Kerwin Mathews Glenn Corbett Oliver Reed |
| Music by | Gary Hughes |
Production company | Hammer Films |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | July 31, 1962 (United Kingdom) August 1962 (United States) |
Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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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.[1]
Premise[]
While in a penal colony, Huguenot Jonathan Standish (Kerwin Mathews) is captured by pirates led by Capt. LaRoche (Christopher Lee) who force him to lead them back to his home village to retrieve a treasure supposedly hidden there.
Cast[]
- Kerwin Mathews ... Jonathon Standing
- Glenn Corbett ... Henry
- Christopher Lee ... Captain LaRoche
- Peter Arne ... Hench, a pirate
- Marla Landi ... Bess Standing
- Desmond Llewelyn ... Tom Blackthorne
- Oliver Reed ... Brocaire, a pirate
- Andrew Keir ... Jason Standing
- Michael Ripper ... Mack, a pirate
- David Lodge ... Smith
- Dennis Waterman ... Timothy Blackthorne
- Jack Stewart ... Godfrey Mason
- Lorraine Clewes ... Martha Blackthorne
- Jerold Wells ... Penal Colony Master
Reception[]
The film was issued on a double bill with Mysterious Island - which was Britain's biggest grossing double bill of the year.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "The Pirates of Blood River". BFI.
- ↑ Marcus Hearn, The Hammer Vault, Titan Books, 2011 p55
External links[]
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