- The Devil-Ship Pirates
Infobox Film | name =The Devil-Ship Pirates
director =Don Sharp
producer = Anthony Nelson Keys
starring =Christopher Lee John Cairney Barry Warren Andrew Keir Philip Latham
music =Gary Hughes
cinematography =Michael Reed
editing =James Needs
distributor =Columbia Pictures
released =1964
runtime = 86 min
country = UK
language = English
imdb_id = 0058011"The Devil-Ship Pirates" is a
1964 pirate adventure film made in the UK byHammer Films . It concerned pirates from a vessel from the defeatedSpanish Armada terrorizing citizens on the English coast. All goes well until the villagers realize the Spaniards have been defeated and revolt. It had some spectacular swordplay but was a largely land-locked pirate movie.It starred
Christopher Lee ,Barry Warren ,John Cairney ,Andrew Keir ,Duncan Lamont ,Michael Ripper andSuzan Farmer , and was directed byDon Sharp .The outdoor sets are instantly recognizable from Hammer's "
The Scarlet Blade ", made the previous year.Trivia
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Don Sharp also directedBarry Warren in "The Kiss of the Vampire ".
*This was the second pirate film from Hammer. The previous one was "Pirates of Blood River " (1962). Both films starredChristopher Lee .
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