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The Pirates of Capri

1949 film by Edgar George Ulmer, Giuseppe Maria Scotese

The Pirates of Capri (Italian: I pirati di Capri), released in the United Kingdom as The Masked Pirate, is a 1949 American-Italian international co-production swashbuckler film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Louis Hayward.[1][2] It was filmed on location in Italy.

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Plot

In Naples in 1798, foppish nobleman Count Amalfi (Louis Hayward), adviser to the Queen (Binnie Barnes), is secretly the heroic pirate Captain Sirocco, who leads a band of rebels to overthrow the aristocratic regime, dominated by villainous Police Chief Von Holstein (Massimo Serato).

Cast

Critical reception

In a contemporary review, The New York Times wrote "the thundering noise, confusion and blood-letting of revolution comes too late to offset the pompous and dull make-believe that dominates," concluding that "Stuffy and obvious are the adjectives that best describe "The Pirates of Capri;"[1] while more recently, TV Guide gave the film 2/4 stars, and wrote "Great action scenes and clever direction by Ulmer pull this one out of the doldrums."[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Pirates of Capri film review". New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Pirates of Capri, The (1949) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  3. [3]
    "The Pirates Of Capri - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.


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