The Buccaneer (1958) | |
| Director(s) | Anthony Quinn |
| Producer(s) | Cecil B. DeMille (supervising), Henry Wilcoxon |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Romance, War |
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The Buccaneer (1958) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Anthony Quinn and produced by Cecil B. DeMille and Henry Wilcoxon.
SYNOPSIS
Swashbuckling historical adventure about the escapades of pirate Jean Lafitte - his relationship with American president Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812 and how Lafitte came to the rescue of America's fighting forces. Remake of the 1938 film by Cecil B. DeMille, who narrates the introduction. Directorial debut by actor Quinn, married at the time to Katherine DeMille, Cecil's daughter.
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Jean Lafitte:
[Told by the British that a battle is coming and he *better* be on the winning side] Oh, the side I choose will be the winning side!
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Facts about
Cecil B. DeMille's original script developed the story as a musical, but changed his mind when Yul Brynner, dissatisfied with the treatment of the material, threatened to back out of the film.
The Buccaneer was Cecil B. DeMille's last film. He was seriously ailing, and had to turn over direction of the film to his son-in-law, Anthony Quinn. DeMille oversaw production of the film, and appears in the prologue, but was unsatisfied with Quinn's efforts as director, as well as the work of old friend Henry Wilcoxen as producer, and tried to change and improve the film during and after production. DeMille died in January, 1959, only a month after the film's release.
Facts were changed to protect 1950s sensitivities. Lafitte did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor's wife, not his daughter.
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The Buccaneer was Cecil B. DeMille's last film. He was seriously ailing, and had to turn over direction of the film to his son-in-law, Anthony Quinn. DeMille oversaw production of the film, and appears in the prologue, but was unsatisfied with Quinn's efforts as director, as well as the work of old friend Henry Wilcoxen as producer, and tried to change and improve the film during and after production. DeMille died in January, 1959, only a month after the film's release.
Facts were changed to protect 1950s sensitivities. Lafitte did have an affair with a Claybourne lady, but it was the Governor's wife, not his daughter.
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