The Crimson Pirate

The Crimson Pirate
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Siodmak
Written by	Roland Kibbee Waldo Salt (1st draft)[1]
Produced by	Norman Deming Harold Hecht Burt Lancaster
Starring	Burt Lancaster Nick Cravat Eva Bartok Leslie Bradley Torin Thatcher James Hayter
Cinematography	Otto Heller
Edited by	Jack Harris
Music by	William Alwyn
Production company	Norma Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	August 27, 1952 (1952-08-27) (New York)[2] September 27, 1952 (1952-09-27) (U.S.)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.75 million[3]
Box office	$2.5 million (US)[4]

The Crimson Pirate is a 1952 British-American Technicolor comedy-adventure film from Warner Bros. produced by Norman Deming and Harold Hecht, directed by Robert Siodmak, and starring Burt Lancaster, who also co-produced with Deming and Hecht. Co-starring in the film are Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Leslie Bradley, Torin Thatcher, and James Hayter. The film was shot in Ischia, the Bay of Naples and Teddington Studios. It makes the most of Lancaster's skills as a professional acrobat and his lifelong partnership with Cravat. Critics compared Lancaster favorably with Douglas Fairbanks Sr.

The Crimson Pirate is set late in the 18th century, on the fictional Caribbean islands of San Pero and Cobra. A rebellion is underway on Cobra, led by the mysterious "El Libre". Pirate Captain Vallo captures the King's ship carrying His Majesty's envoy, Baron Gruda, on his way to crush the rebellion and destroy El Libre. Vallo proposes that they join forces to earn a fortune for the Captain and his buccaneer crew by infiltrating the rebels and betraying them for the reward. However, things do not go as planned after Vallo meets El Libre's beautiful daughter.