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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   1,501 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Albert Hackett (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
11 June 1948 (USA) more
Tagline:
The great MGM musical romance
Plot:
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
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(2 articles)
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The Pirate more (40 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Judy Garland ... Manuela

Gene Kelly ... Serafin
Walter Slezak ... Don Pedro Vargas
Gladys Cooper ... Aunt Inez
Reginald Owen ... The Advocate
George Zucco ... The Viceroy
Fayard Nicholas ... Specialty Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Harold Nicholas ... Specialty Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Lester Allen ... Uncle Capucho
Lola Deem ... Isabella

Ellen Ross ... Mercedes
Mary Jo Ellis ... Lizarda
Jean Dean ... Casilda
Marion Murray ... Eloise
Ben Lessy ... Gumbo
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Runtime:
102 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Trivia:
At one time this movie was going to star Cary Grant and Greer Garson. When that project fell through it was turned into a musical. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Gene Kelly first shouts 'MACOCO' during the fight with Don Pedro, his mouth is wide open but he never moves it to make the third syllable of the word. more
Quotes:
Serafin: [standing by the noose] Usually for our opening I perform a rope trick, but tonight under the circumstances, I will skip the rope. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in That's Entertainment! III (1994) more
Soundtrack:
Love of My Life more

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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
The Pirate, 2 July 2006
10/10
Author: Larkrise from Ireland

When i first saw this movie as a kid i absolutely loved it i own it now on video and it gets better with each viewing, the chemistry between Judy Garland and Gene Kelly is electrifying the pirate dance sequence is excellent along with the Mack the Black number, on some reviews people kept commenting about the paleness of the character as it being set in the Caribbean, well since it was made in the 1940's it was common to place white actors in such roles Jeanne Crain in Pinky. If people can look beyond this they would see a truly original film taking a poke at swashbuckling films of that period. I gave a 10 because i truly believe this film should be up there along with Meet me in St, Louis and Singing in the Rain. I hope they bring this out on DVD soon with lots of extras as my video is warring with over use.

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