The Devil-ship Pirates (Original title)The Devil Ship Pirates (Help search title)
Dates: 1963 (Copyright), 09 August 1964 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Don Sharp
Synopsis: During the battle of the Spanish Armada a privateer, the Diablo, puts into a remote Cornish inlet to repair. A village girl, Jane, is captured and Robeles, the pirate Captain learns that the village is defenceless. He therefore announces that the Armada has been victorious and helped by the Lord of the Manor, Sir Basil, gets conscripts to repair his ship. Manuel the young naval lieutenant seconded to the ship, is aghast and joins the rebel party in the village headed by Tom and his son Harry, Jane's brother and Angela's fiancé. The rebels are betrayed by Sir Basil and Tom is hanged. Jane is rescued. The protesting Sir Basil is despatched by Robeles when he learns his daughter is among the hostages. Harry mines the ship and he helps them all to escape. Manuel engages Robeles in mortal combat and the ship and its crew are blown to pieces. The following two statements regarding the story appear during the opening credit sequence, one before the main credits, and one after: Before: 'July 1588. In the English Channel the British Fleet has been battling for two days against the mighty Spanish Armada....' After: 'Badly damaged, with half their crews killed, the ships of Spain battle their way on up the Channel. And in the thickest part of the fighting is one of the smallest Spanish ships - the licensed privateer "Diablo".'
Genre: Swashbuckling
Releases
Date: 09 August 1964Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 86 mins Length: 7712 FeetDialogue (original): English
Dates: 1963 (Copyright), 09 August 1964 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Don Sharp
Synopsis: During the battle of the Spanish Armada a privateer, the Diablo, puts into a remote Cornish inlet to repair. A village girl, Jane, is captured and Robeles, the pirate Captain learns that the village is defenceless. He therefore announces that the Armada has been victorious and helped by the Lord of the Manor, Sir Basil, gets conscripts to repair his ship. Manuel the young naval lieutenant seconded to the ship, is aghast and joins the rebel party in the village headed by Tom and his son Harry, Jane's brother and Angela's fiancé. The rebels are betrayed by Sir Basil and Tom is hanged. Jane is rescued. The protesting Sir Basil is despatched by Robeles when he learns his daughter is among the hostages. Harry mines the ship and he helps them all to escape. Manuel engages Robeles in mortal combat and the ship and its crew are blown to pieces. The following two statements regarding the story appear during the opening credit sequence, one before the main credits, and one after: Before: 'July 1588. In the English Channel the British Fleet has been battling for two days against the mighty Spanish Armada....' After: 'Badly damaged, with half their crews killed, the ships of Spain battle their way on up the Channel. And in the thickest part of the fighting is one of the smallest Spanish ships - the licensed privateer "Diablo".'
Genre: Swashbuckling
Releases
Date: 09 August 1964Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 86 mins Length: 7712 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
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©: Hammer Film Productions, A Hammer Film Production: Hammer Film Productions, Production Company: Associated British Picture Corporation, Production Company: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Produced by: Anthony Nelson Keys, Production Manager: Don Weeks, Assistant Director: Bert Batt, Continuity: Pauline Harlow, Screenplay by: Jimmy Sangster, Director of Photography: Michael Reed, Camera Operator: Alan Hall, Special Effects: Les Bowie, Supervising Editor: James Needs, Production Designer: Bernard Robinson, Art Director: Don Mingaye, Wardrobe Mistress: Rosemary Burrows, Make-up Artist: Roy Ashton, Hair Stylist: Frieda Steiger, Music Composed by: Gary Hughes, Musical Supervisor: John Hollingsworth, Sound Recordist: Ken Rawkins, Sound System: RCA Sound System, Sound Editor: Roy Hyde, Fight Arranger: Peter Diamond, Sailing Master: Captain R.C.S. Garwood, Produced at: Bray Film Studios
Cast
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Christopher Lee (Captain Robeles), John Cairney (Harry), Barry Warren (Don Manuel), Ernest Clark (Sir Basil Smeeton), Natasha Pyne (Jane), Suzan Farmer (Angela Smeeton), Andrew Keir (Tom), Duncan Lamont (bosun), Michael Ripper (Pepe), Charles Houston (Antonio), Harry Locke (Bragg), Michael Newport (Smiler), Peter Howell (Brown, the vicar), Jack Rodney (Mandrake), Philip Latham (Miller), Leonard Fenton (Quintana), Barry Linehan (Gustavo), Bruce Beeby (Pedro), Michael Peake (Grande), Johnny Briggs (Pablo), Annette Whiteley (Meg), June Ellis (Mrs Blake), Joseph O'Conor ([Don José])