The Black Pirate
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| Directed by | Albert Parker |
| Produced by | Douglas Fairbanks |
| Written by | Jack Cunningham |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks Billie Dove Tempe Pigott Donald Crisp |
| Release date(s) | March 8, 1926 |
| Running time | 94 min |
| Language | English |
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The Black Pirate is a 1926 adventure silent film shot entirely in Technicolor about an adventurer and a "Company" of pirates. It stars Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse and Billie Dove.
In one long, dramatic scene, Fairbanks acting alone seizes a merchant ship. In another famous scene, he sticks his dagger into the mainsail and rides it all the way down from top to bottom, cutting the sail in half as he goes. The film features many special effects, including some spectacular models of sailing ships.
The Black Pirate was the third feature to be filmed in an early two-color Technicolor process that had been first introduced in the 1922 feature Toll of the Sea. This reproduces a limited but pleasing range of colors. The script was adapted by Jack Cunningham from a story by Fairbanks, who used his middle names "Elton Thomas" as a pseudonym. The film was directed by Albert Parker and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
[edit] Other appearances
Some fans of the graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen have theorised that one of the attendees of the circa. 1775 Pirates' Conference is The Black Pirate. However, there have been at least two other suggestions for this pirate's identity, as well.
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