Summary
French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 50GoodWatch 54
IMDb6.6
Audience score33%
Running time
2 h 6 min
Longer than most adventure movies, +23 min on the typical 103
typical 103126Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 33 more
Released
1938
February 4, 1938
88 years ago
Genre
AdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchSpanishMade in
- United States
Academy Awards1939
- Cinematography1939Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 35 more47 people
- Fredric MarchJean Lafitte
- Franziska GaalGretchen
- Akim TamiroffDominique You
- Margot GrahameAnnette de Remy
- Walter BrennanEzra Peavey
- Ian KeithSenator Crawford
- Anthony QuinnBeluche
- Douglass DumbrilleGovernor William C.C. Claiborne
Beulah BondiAunt Charlotte
Robert BarratCaptain Brown
Fred KohlerGramby (as Fred Hohler Sr.)
Hugh SothernGeneral Andrew Jackson- JRJohn RogersMouse
- HSHans SteinkeTarsus
Stanley AndrewsCollector of the Port
Spring ByingtonDolly Madison
Montagu LoveAdmiral Cockburn- ESEric StanleyGeneral Ross
Gilbert EmeryCaptain Lockyer
Holmes HerbertCaptain McWilliams- ETEvan ThomasSir Harry Smith
Michael BrookeLieutenant Rogers- TJThaddeus JonesJohn Freeman, a Servant
Reginald SheffieldShip's Surgeon
Directing · 3
- Cecil B. DeMille Director, Producer
- Richard Harlan Assistant Director
- Stanley Goldsmith Assistant Director
Writing · 5
- C. Gardner Sullivan Screenplay
- Edwin Justus Mayer Screenplay
- Harold Lamb Screenplay
- Lyle Saxon Novel
- Jeanie Macpherson Adaptation
Production · 2
- William LeBaron Executive Producer
- William H. Pine Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Victor Milner Director of Photography
- Ken Lobben Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Anne Bauchens Editor
Sound · 1
- George Antheil Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Hans Dreier Art Direction
- Roland Anderson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Dan Sayre Groesback Costume Design
- Dwight Franklin Costume Design
- Natalie Visart Costume Design
- Wally Westmore Makeup Artist
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