
A Pirate's Heart
Seen it?2006 | 180 min | Adventure
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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 Captain Blood or The Goonies, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 3 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr.
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The end of the 14th century. Parents send the eldest son Jan to study in Hamburg, and the youngest - Klaus - to the monastery. No sooner had the children moved away from their homes, as on Klaus'es eyes the robbers kill their parents and burn the house. Only thanks to the loyal monk Wigbold Klaus managed to survive the shock. A few years later Klaus Störtebeker finds his brother Jan and his long-time friend Elizabeth Pren in Hamburg. From her, he learns that she is expected to marry Simon von Wallenrod, whose father Klaus suspects of killing his parents. But the Pranks and the Wallenrods are rich and respected people, and Klaus is a poor man. And now he becomes a pirate...
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
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Miguel Alexandre
- Ken DukenKlaus Störtebeker
- Claire KeimElisabeth Preen
- Gottfried JohnKonrad von Wallenrod
- Miguel Herz-KestranekHermann Preen
- Stephan LucaSimon von Wallenrod
- Frank GieringJan Broderson
- Timo DierkesBruder Wigbold
- Jochen NickelGoedeke Michels
- Antonio WannekErik
- Gudrun LandgrebeKönigin Margarete