Blackbeard, the Pirate
Seen it?1952 | 99 min | Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl or Captain Blood, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1952: an older pace and style.
Honest Robert Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Raoul Walsh
- Robert NewtonBlackbeard
- Linda DarnellEdwina Mansfield
- William BendixBen Worley
- Keith AndesRobert Maynard
- Torin ThatcherSir Henry Morgan
- Irene RyanAlvina, a lady in waiting
- Alan MowbrayNoll
- Richard EganBriggs
- Skelton KnaggsGilly
- Dick WesselDutchman