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The Buccaneer is a 1958 pirate-war film made by Paramount Pictures starring Yul Brynner as Jean Lafitte, Charles Boyer and Claire Bloom. 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 President's Lady.
The Buccaneer: Directed by Anthony Quinn. With Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger Stevens. During the War of 1812, Louisiana buccaneer Jean Lafitte assists the Americans in defending New Orleans against the attacking British war fleet.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Anthony Quinn
- 1958-12-01
General Andrew Jackson's dependence on the help of pirate Jean Lafitte to repel the British is complicated by the Governor's daughter. Set in New Orleans during the...
During the War of 1812 against Britain: 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.
Buccaneer, The (1958) - (Original Trailer) French pirate Jean Lafitte (Yul Brynner) tries to redeem his name helping the U.S. in the War of 1812 in Anthony Quinn's The Buccaneer (1958).
- Anthony Quinn
- Yul Brynner
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The Buccaneer is a 1958 pirate film made by Paramount Pictures, like the 1938 version, starring Yul Brynner as Jean Lafitte, Charles Boyer and Claire Bloom. 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 President's Lady.
