The Crimson Pirate
Robert Siodmak: Dark Visionary
December 11 - 19, 2024
In one of his most personally cherished performances, Burt Lancaster stars as Captain Vallo, an 18th-century Caribbean corsair who gets tangled up in the intrigues and political unrest between two neighboring islands in this Technicolor adventure-comedy.
And now for something completely different: Siodmak’s 1952 Technicolor adventure-comedy may seem a stark departure from his shadowier, more serious noirs, but it nevertheless furnished its star, Burt Lancaster, with one of his signature (and most personally cherished) performances. Lancaster stars as Captain Vallo, an 18th-century Caribbean corsair who gets tangled up in the intrigues and political unrest between two neighboring islands, setting the stage for all manner of comic hijinx and daring action scenes. The Crimson Pirate is both an exemplary film of its kind and a delightful send-up of that very genre, a terribly enjoyable concoction equal parts slapstick and swashbuckling.
The Crimson Pirate
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