A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.
Ned Lynch
Nick Debrett
Lord Durant
Jane Barnet
Major Folly
Cudjo
Polonski
Woman of Dark Visage
Sir James Barnet
Peter Boyle steals the show here as the camp, but dastardly "Lord Durant" who starts off menacingly taking a bath (à la Cleopatra) and sets the tone for this daft, but fast moving adventure. Aristocrat "Debrett" (James Earl Jones) and pirate "Ned Lynch" (Robert Shaw) have had quite enough of this ruthless governor, so set out to get shot of him. What follows now are a fun series of escapades with the aptly named "Maj. Folly" (Beau Bridges) working to thwart their emancipating plan and Geneviève Bujold ("Jane") providing the glamour. It's a mess, this film. Shaw looks like he has read the Errol...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
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