The Pirates of Blood River
| The Pirates of Blood River | |
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 UK quad poster
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| Directed by | John Gilling |
| Written by | Jimmy Sangster |
| Produced by | Michael Carreras |
| Starring |
Christopher Lee Kerwin Mathews Glenn Corbett Oliver Reed |
| Music by | Gary Hughes |
Production company |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
31 July 1962 (United Kingdom) August 1962 (United States) |
Running time |
87 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Pirates of Blood River is a 1962 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Christopher Lee and Oliver Reed.
Plot
While in a penal colony, Huguenot Jonathan Standing (Kerwin Mathews) is captured by pirates led by Capt. LaRoche (Christopher Lee) who force him to lead them back to his home village to retrieve a treasure supposedly hidden there.
Cast
- Kerwin Mathews ... Jonathon Standing
- Glenn Corbett ... Henry
- Christopher Lee ... Captain LaRoche
- Peter Arne ... Hench, a pirate
- Marla Landi ... Bess Standing
- Desmond Llewelyn ... Tom Blackthorne
- Oliver Reed ... Brocaire, a pirate
- Andrew Keir ... Jason Standing
- Michael Ripper ... Mack, a pirate
- David Lodge ... Smith
- Dennis Waterman ... Timothy Blackthorne
- Jack Stewart ... Godfrey Mason
- Marie Devereux as Maggie
- Lorraine Clewes ... Martha Blackthorne
- Jerold Wells ... Penal Colony Master
- Diane Aubrey ... Maggie (uncredited)
Production
The film was produced at Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK
Bray Studios was used for internal filming. Outside filming locations were at:
Blackpark Lake, Black Park Country Park, Black Park Road, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (Blood River)
Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (jungle)
Callow Hill Sandpit, Virginia Water, Surrey, England, UK (penal colony)
Reception
The film was issued on a double bill with Mysterious Island - which was Britain's biggest grossing double bill of the year.
Films and Filming said it was the tenth most popular movie in Britain for the year ended 31 October 1962 after The Guns of Navarone, Dr No, The Young Ones, Only Two Can Play, The Road to Hong Kong, Spartacus, The Comancheros, Blue Hawaii, and HMS Defiant.