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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 168 films · Page 6.
Pirate Film, pirate film, romance film
In the 17th century, a Welsh captain (Ken Scott) and his crew are dispatched to the Spanish-controlled island of Tortuga, where famed privateer Henry Morgan (Robert Stephens) has defected from his support of the English empire and is runni…
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Adventure, drama film, swashbuckler film
In Corsica, the entire Franchi clan gather in anticipation of the birth of the child of Count and Countess Franchi (Henry Wilcoxon, Gloria Holden). Dr. Enrico Paoli (H.
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Adventure, Drama, Swashbuckler, drama film
Following the death of Richard the Lionheart, evil King John plans to retain his power by importing mercenaries and paying them through oppressive taxation. King John first attempts to kill Robin, the son of longtime nemesis Robin Hood. Wh…
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Romance Film, Swashbuckler
Don Diego de la Vega (Zorro)'s son, Cesar, is in Spain finishing his education. While Cesar is showing off to friends his remarkable prowess with the whip, he accidentally clips off the feather shako on the hat of Don Sebastian of the Pala…
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Western film, swashbuckler film
The mysterious Don Del Oro ("Lord of Gold"), an idol of the Yaqui, emerges and attacks the gold trade of the Republic of Mexico, intent on becoming Emperor. A man named Francisco is put in charge of a fighting legion to combat the Yaqui tr…
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adventure film, swashbuckler film
The film is set in Early Modern Italy in the Duchy of Sidona. Raniero and Renzo are two friends who have been travelling together for two years, having adventures, fighting duels and womanizing. Raniero is the son of the Duke of Sidona, an…
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Western film
In Zorro's Black Whip the word Zorro never occurs, but a woman who behaves like Don Diego in Idaho fights a cabal of corrupt politicians as "The Black Whip" after her brother (the original Black Whip) is killed. Hammond, owner of the town'…
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Adventure, pirate film, swashbuckler film
Captain Blood is pardoned by the Crown for his crimes against Spain on the Spanish Main. By 1690, he is living in the West Indies on his plantation, where he practices medicine and is to be married to Isabella. He is arrested on a piracy c…
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Adventure, romance film, swashbuckler film
In 1660, Charles Stuart, deposed as king of England by Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads, is in exile in the Netherlands with a few loyalists, awaiting the right opportunity to return. Whilst bartering in a local marketplace, he meets Kat…
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Western film
In contemporary California, villain J. A. Marsden aims to take over the California-Yucatan Railroad with the aid of his henchman El Lobo.
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Fairy-Tale Film, adventure film
During a raging desert battle between the cities of Basra and Baghdad, soldier Basran is fatally wounded. Before dying, Basran takes a medallion from his killer's neck and gives it to his son Harun, urging him to somehow end the senseless …
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swashbuckler film
A young man named d'Artagnan leaves home to travel to Paris, with the intention to join the Musketeers. Although d'Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately, he befriends the three most formidable musketeers of the age — At…
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Adventure, adventure film, swashbuckler film
France, 1803, is under Napoleon Bonaparte's rule, but royalist adversaries rally behind the mysterious Purple Mask, whose daring feats give them hope. A police captain, Rochet, goes after the Purple Mask only to be taken captive by him, wh…
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swashbuckler film
The grandson of the Count of Monte Cristo is falsely accused of a crime and imprisoned on Devil's Island. He escapes and seeks revenge against those responsible for his imprisonment. In 1868 Paris, Edmond Dantes (Louis Hayward) has just co…
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Drama, drama film, romance film, silent film, swashbuckler film
The film is set in the reign of King Louis XIII. When Comte Châtellerault fails to win the hand in marriage of Roxalanne de Lavedan, despite hinting at leniency for her rebellious family if she accepts, he responds to the notorious womaniz…
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crime film, drama film, swashbuckler film
The Highwayman is an aristocrat who leads a band of criminals who steal from the wealthy to distribute to the needy. Their campaign is broadened when they discover that innocents are being kidnapped and sold into slavery in the colonies. T…
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adventure film, historical film, swashbuckler film
The de Franchi family is locked in a deadly vendetta with the de Giudici family in 19th century Corsica. Lucien and Louis de Franchi are twin brothers. Lucien wants to continue Corsican traditions, while Louis wants to end the vendetta and…
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Adventure, Historie, swashbuckler film
The sons and a daughter of the original Four Musketeers ride to the rescue of besieged Queen Anne in 1648 France. D'Artagnan and his companions are alerted that the terminally ill queen is being pressured by the evil Duc de Lavalle into ag…
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pirate film, swashbuckler film
Dr. Peter Blood is arrested and sentenced to slavery for his treatment of a wounded rebel during the Monmouth Rebellion. With a group of fellow prisoners, he escapes and becomes a feared buccaneer on the high seas.
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Adventure, romance film, silent film, swashbuckler film
Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll (Lewis Stone) decides to pass the time by attending the coronation of his distant relation, King Rudolf V of Ruritania (also played by Stone) . He encounters an acquaintance on the train there, Antoinette de Ma…
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Adventure, Drama, biographical film, silent film, swashbuckler film
left|thumb|thumbtime=3|The Beloved Rogue (1927) François Villon is a poet and avid patriot whose father was burned at the stake. François is particularly committed to helping the oppressed and the weak. The Duke of Burgundy is out for the …
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Horror, horror film, pirate film, slasher film
The evil pirate Roger LaForge, better known as Jolly Roger, comes back from the dead to kill the descendants of his crew who mutinied against him 300 years earlier.
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action film
Zorro has been captured and set for execution, charged with the murder of the new Governor in Spanish California, as the governor was marked with a "Z". Zorro escapes, and reveals his identity to the governor's daughter, Isabella. However,…
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comedy film, pirate film, swashbuckler film
In the late 1700s, Charleston, South Carolina is a haven for pirates who sell their plunder there. Davey Crandall and his friend and coworker Tom Botts watch the ship Liverpool Queen enter the harbor. As soon as the cargo is unloaded and t…
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