The pirates of blood river is a bloody,somewhat convoluted pirate film from you guessed it hammer films starring kerwin mathews and christopher lee. He was chiefly known for his horror movies, especially those he made for hammer films, for whom he directed the shadow of the cat 1961, the plague of the zombies 1966, the reptile 1966 and the mummys shroud 1967, among others. But when wrongfully exiled kerwin mathews fresh from playing sinbad and gulliver runs afoul of pirate captain christopher lee and his violent crew including oliver reed, peter arne, and michael ripper the community finds itself in the crosshairs for its coveted golden idol. There are a few scenes from blood river that, in composition and color, resemble some of the outstanding n. This penal colony is then invaded by pirates who force jonathan to lead them back to his village, convinced that it contains a great treasure. The pirates of blood river 1962 1080p bluray flac x264sadpanda the pirates of blood river 1962 1080p bluray flac x264sadpanda author. The pirates of blood river is presented in megascope, hammers cinemascopepanavision compatible scope process. The pirates of blood river, a 1962 swashbuckler from hammer studios, is one of their lesser outings. The crawling eye in the united states is a 1958 independently made british blackandwhite science fiction monster film drama, produced by robert s. The pirates of blood river on bluray twilight time movies. Nov 27, 2017 only occasionally would they branch out and do something a bit out of character. The pirates of blood river 1962 the movie database tmdb.
The pirates of blood river 1962 cast and crew in a caribbean village populated by religious refugees, jonathon standing kerwin mathews gets caught in an affair with the wife of a prominent local. The pirates of blood river 1962 hammer films of england remains best known for their slate of color gothic horror movies, but even at the height of those releases. The son of an estate agent, sangster was born in kimmel bay, north wales and was educated at ewell castle school. John gilling stages many scenes wide, so the added resolution brings out the beauty of the wooded locations maybe this show earned its many play dates because it looked so good on the big screen. The pirates of blood river 1962 the pirates of blood. The pirates of blood river 1962 john gilling, kerwin. The pirates of blood river the devilship pirates fandango. Escaping religious persecution, 17thcentury huguenots find refuge on the isle of devon. The pirates of blood river 1962, part 2 video dailymotion. The pirates of blood river 1962 bluray dvd drivein.
Baker and monty berman, directed by quentin lawrence, that stars forrest tucker, laurence payne, jennifer jayne, and janet munro. The pirates of blood river 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He is sentenced to a prison camp and escapes but is captured by a gang of pirates captained by christopher lee. It concerned pirates from a vessel from the defeated spanish armada terrorizing citizens on the english coast. Laroche is a good character, one that interests viewers because its obvious that there is much more to the him than we are ever allowed to discover. The pirates of blood river 1962 720p bluray h264 aac. Brian trenchard smith on pirates of blood river duration. Two worlds ii pirates of the flying fortress free download pc full version.
He began his film career, aged 16, as a clapperboy after service with the raf, he worked as a third assistant director on ealing studios productions, then joined exclusive studios later hammer films in 1949 career. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the pirates of blood river the devilship pirates near you. Curiously landlocked for a pirate opus, there is action aplenty nevertheless and the odd death by piranha. Pirates of blood river starts out quite promising and exhilarating, to say the least on a strictly protestant island community, a young man and an adulterous woman are caught in the act by the womans husband and the isles ruler whos also the young mans father. Sonys 2disc icons of adventure dvd set was originally intended to exploit last years major pirates of the caribbean release. After being expelled to a penal colony for adultery our hero falls afoul of a group of pirates who are convinced the original settlement hides a stash of loot. The twilight time bluray of the pirates of blood river is an excellent encoding of this megascope production, with beautiful color values.
The pirates of blood river original theatrical trailer 1962 duration. The pirates of blood river is a 1962 british action film directed by john gilling and starring kerwin mathews, glenn corbett, christopher lee and oliver reed. In this highseas adventure, a wicked oneeyed, onearmed pirate forces a young man to take him and his band to his caribbean island home where the pirate. Hammer studios goes quasihistorical with the pirates of blood river 1962, with kerwin mathews starring as a huguenot outcast taken up by a bloody band of. The pirates of blood river 1962 john gilling, kerwin mathews. Oct 20, 2008 third and last episode in the series, the old chest. The pirates of blood river 1962 cast and crew moviefone. Icons of adventure collection the pirates of blood river the devil. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the pirates of blood river near you. The pirates of blood river bluray disc details highdef.
The classic years 19561967 escaping religious persecution, 17thcentury huguenots find refuge on the isle of devon. This month, the down placers cruise into uncharted waters. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under. Both films have a great look about them, and a major reason is the presence of christopher lee.
You can put this down to jimmy sangsters lacklustre story and the lack of a decent budget, which substitutes british locations for the tropics and doesnt even include a pirate ship apart from in an opening stock shot. The pirates of blood river trailer 1961 video detective. Englands hammer films were and still are best known for their horror and science fiction efforts, as their nongenre catalog is often neglected and little seen. Subscribe to hammer for all our latest releases and classic clips 1k38x0a like on facebook. The pirates of blood river 1962 starring kerwin mathews, glenn corbett, christopher lee, marla landi, oliver reed, andrew keir and peter arne only from. It stars christopher lee, kerwin matthews, glenn corbett, michael ripper, andrew keir, oliver reed, marla landi and peter arne.
Interesting but not totally satisfying hammer concoction. A group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century huguenot. The pirates of blood river 1962 john gilling, kerwin mathews, glenn corbett, christopher lee, action, adventure, drama february 28, 2017 in a village of huguenot refugees, jonathon standing is exiled by his father to a nearby penal colony for. All goes well until the villagers realize the spaniards have been defeated and revolt. Download szkarlatna rzeka the pirates of blood river. The 1962 the pirates of blood river finds lee playing a deceptively docile buccaneer, oneeyed captain laroche, who convinces a fugitive from a penal colony. Pirates of blood river is directed by john gilling and written by jimmy sangster. I liked it, the setting and story were good in this film. The two swashbucklers, pirates of blood river and devilship pirates, are both highly enjoyable. Hopefully theyll have fun watching it 20 yrs from now. Icons of adventure the pirates of blood river, the devil. The pirates of blood river wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
A group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century huguenot settlement on the isle of devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it. The pirates of blood river bluray kerwin mathews dvdbeaver. But when wrongfully exiled kerwin mathews fresh from playing sinbad. The pirates of blood river 1962 john gilling, kerwin mathews, glenn corbett, christopher lee, action, adventure, drama february 28, 2017 in a village of huguenot refugees, jonathon standing is exiled by his father to a nearby penal colony for his improper relationship with a married woman. The pirates of blood river is a 1962 british action film directed by john gilling and starring. The pirates of blood river bluray disc details highdef digest.
The pirates of blood river 1962 1080p bluray flac x264. The pirates of blood river 1962 720p bluray h264 aacrarbg. While in a penal colony, huguenot jonathan standish kerwin. Kerwin mathews, glenn corbett, christopher lee, peter arne, marla landi, oliver reed. Download szkarlatna rzeka the pirates of blood river 1962 xvid lektor pl torrent or any other torrent from dubbed movies category. Jun 11, 2008 pirates of blood river lets him come out from behind the bandages, scar makeup, and fangs and, in their place, wear an eye patch and speak with a french accent. The pirates of blood river 1962 in a caribbean village populated by religious refugees, jonathon standing kerwin mathews gets caught in an affair with the wife of a prominent local. In a puritan village, young jonathan standish kerwin matthews is accused of adultery, and after his lover perishes in river full of hungry piranha, hes condemned to 15 years of hard labor in a penal colony. The pirates of blood river original theatrical trailer 1962.
Though, olly reed pushes him close, with his supporting role, also sporting a hammer film french accent. The pirates of blood river 1962 john gilling, kerwin mathews, glenn corbett, christopher lee, action, adventure, drama. John gilling 29 may 1912 22 november 1984 was an english film director and screenwriter, born in london. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. In this highseas adventure, a wicked oneeyed, onearmed pirate forces a young man to take him and his band to his caribbean island home where the pirate believes treasure is buried. Disc 1 commences with the pirates of blood river, directed by john gilling and released in 1962. Home video sony pictures home entertainment classic horrors rating 7 out of 10 warning. May 10, 2017 the pirates of blood river es una patetico cinema con descriptivo historia y dulce visualizacion. Only occasionally would they branch out and do something a bit out of character. Adventure melodrama centring on clash between pirates and huguenots in the 17th century. Hysterically unintentionally funny hammer film about the trials of banished huguenot jonathon standishkerwin mathews,exhiled for loving a married woman. Kerwin mathews, allamerican hero in several other british films in the 1960s, is a. The pirates of blood river 1962 photo gallery imdb. One response to the pirates of blood river 1962 rarelust says.
Music is by gary hughes and cinematography by arthur grant. A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th century huguenot settlement on the isle of devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it. Koch monster kid radio, and scott morris disney, indiana take a look at the 1962 film the pirates of blood river dir. The pirates of blood river 1962 hammer films of england remains best known for their slate of color gothic horror movies, but even at the height of those releases the studio gamely turned out pictures in a variety of genres. With kerwin mathews, glenn corbett, christopher lee, peter arne. In the town of devon,mathews is exiled by his father for having committed adultery. A dish, out of water twilight time unsheathes an enjoyable hammer films outing with exsinbad kerwin mathews and a smoothly sinister christopher lee. Released in 1962 on a double bill with mysterious island also a twilight time bluray release, this swashbuckling period piece tells of a french penal colony made up of a group of huguenots. Rent the devilship pirates the pirates of blood river 1962 starring christopher lee and barry warren on dvd and bluray. Hammer studios goes quasihistorical with the pirates of blood river 1962, with kerwin mathews starring as a huguenot outcast taken up by a bloody band of pirates led by the elegant frenchman, captain laroche, incarnated by the great christopher lee. The devilship pirates is a 1964 british pirate adventure film directed by don sharp. Kerwin mathews, christopher lee, andrew keir, glenn corbett, marla landi, michael ripper, peter arne, oliver reed.
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