The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate

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A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father at the hands of pirates. To this end he infiltrates the pirate band. Acting in character he is instrumental in the capture of a ship, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a young woman on board whom he wishes to protect from the threat of rape.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Black Pirate:

Douglas Fairbanks
Billie Dove
Anders Randolf
Donald Crisp
Tempe Pigott
Sam De Grasse

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A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father at the hands of pirates. To this end he infiltrates the pirate band. Acting in character he is instrumental in the capture of a ship, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a young woman on board whom he wishes to protect from the threat of rape.

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Guardian - 10/10 by Philip FrenchThe authentic, silent, swashbuckling classic, an early two-colour Technicolor production that the athletic Douglas Fairbanks starred in 85 years ago.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) - 8/10 by Ken HankeGood swashbuckler in early Technicolor marred by stiff direction from Parker.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 8/10 by Dennis SchwartzIt's an entertaining, for its time, swashbuckling tale of revenge on the high seas.
User Review - 10/10 by Anita TThis was the final film in The Douglas Fairbanks Collection, which I got for my birthday. One of the earlier Technicolor films. Some sources name it as the first feature length Technicolor film, others simply as the first Technicolor epic, which could mean something different. The fencing in this movie has come a long way from The Mark Of Zorro. Fairbanks and the bald guy look like they know what they're doing with the swords this time, and they look like they're really trying to hurt each other. Some of the violence is shocking even for today. Early on the pirate captain sees a captive swallow a ring, and points him out to one of his henchman. The pirate walks offscreen briefly and returns covered in blood up to his wrists, with a knife in one hand and the recovered ring in the other. Some time later, the second in command is sitting, and seems to be examining a sword, much as someone today might examine a gun before purchase. He makes a couple of swipes with it, then looks at a pair of captives tied to a pole next to him. He casually stabs one of them, like a child crushing a bug just to hear the crunch, then withdraws the bloody sword and goes back to examining it, all without a second thought. Finally, Doug himself has another strangling scene, almost as grusome as the one at the end of Robin Hood. Having had the satisfaction of pummeling his chief antagonist at the height of the climax, he places the man's throat across his thigh, then leans against the back of his neck with his full weight until he's dead. Very convincing and very satisfying. The story is minimal. Doug is the only survivor of an attack by the pirates, and joins them to destroy them from within as revenge for the death of his father. Things get complicated when a princess is taken captive, and Doug falls in love with her. A sort of bonus subplot comes from the intrigue raised by the question of the Black Pirate's true identity. The first hint that he's not what he seems comes when a captive from another ship seems to recognize the ring given to Doug by his father, then again shortly after when Doug tosses the man a note to be given to the governor. The colors look great, the music is perfect, and the running time isn't as overwhelming for Fairbanks fans who have trouble finding two or more hours for a movie in a typical day.
User Review - 10/10 by Elijah BMatt Kelly just reviewed this film and I was about to write my own review, but I'd like to point something out to him, first. I don't mean to sound like a pig, but Matt, if you would have watched the special features on either the Kino or Image editions of this film (no difference between them, except for the distributor; David Shepard produced both copies), you would realise that the camera work in the 1920's was more dynamic than it is today. All you have to do is look at Murnau's The Last Laugh, made two years before the Black Pirate, to see that this film's restricitions in movement were due to the technicolor equipment. All of the fades and transitions had to be done within the camera itself and it was probably much easier and less costly to the films producer (Fairbanks, credited under his pseudonym Elton thomas) to hurry this film to the market. Fairbanks took great pride in his box office reputation and that is why he took this gamble to make the film in Technicolor. Now, on to my review. I just bought a used copy of the Image Entertainment release, as pictured above. Like I said earlier, there is no difference in this copy versus the Kino copy. I bought this out of sheer loyalty to a dear friend of mine who produced this copy for DVD and Video. The Kino reissue boasts that the previous DVD release has been remastered by Bret Wood. I typically like Wood's restorations, but I know David personally, and I felt in some small way, that going for his original release copy would be a heart-felt benefit. This is my favorite Fairbanks film out of everything else he has done (yes, I place this even above "The Mark of Zorro"). The innovations used in this film are so remakrable you would almost expect to hear the actors speak. This, as far as I know, was the first big commercial success (feature length) of the Technicolor company. They had made a previous feature film with anna May Wong called "The Toll of the Sea," but it was independantly produced by Technicolor. The big studios had not yet totally embraced the idea of two-strip color. Fairbanks was at United Artists (long before they merged with MGM) at the time and I don't know why he made the gamble to make a big action picture with the experimental color process. However, it went over well and it has become a classic. When watching the film, it may be helpful to remember that the only other commercial (meaning the big studios) uses of two-strip color were brief sequences which were used for publicity purposes. The prime example is Lon Chaney in "The Phantom of the Opera" (1925). Originally, it boasted practically half the film in color, varying from different processes such as the German color process, Handscheigl, as well as the two-strip Technicolor. All that remains of the original color scenes in "Phantom" today (to my knowledge) is the famous Bal Masque sequence. The Appolo's Lyre scene had reconstructed color in the Photoplay Productions restoration, so it gives an idea of what the completed sequence would have looked like at it's original release. Of course, the Photoplay resotration is only of the 1929 re-release, which was severly edited by more than an hour of footage from it's 1925 theatrical release. As far as The Black Pirate is concerned, we are all very fortunate that a color print survived the years and that Film Preservation Assosciates has made it widely available, for the first time. All other releases of the film are taken from various other prints which exist in black and white. My guess is that these other prints originated from the Killiam preservation prints, which had only one or two scenes remaining in color, with all others tinted and toned. Special thanks to David for introducing me to this film as well as to my very first silent film (at age 3 or 4). It's funny. when I finally got to meet him face-to-face, he asked what got me interested in silent movies and even though my father introduced me to the silents, my first silent film was a video produced by David. So, in a sense, he has been my mentor all of my life. I cannot thank him enough.
User Review - 10/10 by Alexander WAs far as pirate classics go them this is cinema treat. It was released in 1926. Shot in black and white and above all a silent movie, its still 1.5 hours in length and all the action and mystery you would expect from a pirate film.
User Review - 10/10 by Daniel KA Classic from the silent-era and a wonderful pirate film that has action, romance and amazing stunts. Douglas Fairbanks is incredible in the lead role and the film is just a pure pleasure to watch! Highly Recommended if you are into Silent films!
User Review - 10/10 by James TThis is now my favorite pirate film. The plot is clever. There are plenty of twists and turns to keep me engaged. Things just kept getting more complicated.
User Review - 8/10 by Mark KThis must have been a spectacular sight back in the twenties. shot in two colour technicolour this must have cost a fortune but the audiences must have loved this. this is the early twentieth century equivalent of a big budget action blockbuster with a top action movie star of your choice. great sets and fantastic stunts this is seriuosly worth a watch even if silent movies aren't usually your thing. can't believe i've never seen this before!!! highly recommended
User Review - 8/10 by Benjamin SA nice, lush production with a great sword fight and grade A swashbuckling. A great example of well-placed action beats and plotting, with some nice melodrama and stunts thrown in. A potion perfected in Errol Flynn films, of course, but even Flynn's speed doesn't match Fairbanks' physicality. B+

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