Swashbuckler (film)
1976 US romantic adventure film by James Goldstone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swashbuckler is a 1976 American romantic adventure film. The film is based on the story "The Scarlet Buccaneer", written by Paul Wheeler and adapted for the screen by Jeffrey Bloom. It was directed by James Goldstone and was rated PG.
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Directed by | James Goldstone |
Written by | Paul Wheeler |
Screenplay by | Jeffrey Bloom |
Produced by | Elliott Kastner Jennings Lang William S. Gilmore |
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Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
Edited by | Edward A. Biery |
Music by | John Addison |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $8 million[1] |
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The film was released in the UK as The Scarlet Buccaneer.
The film is set in 1718 Jamaica. The acting governor of the island has imprisoned the island's primary judge, and persecuted the judge's family. The judge's daughter hires a pirate captain to assassinate the governor on her behalf. In the process, the captain falls in love with her.