''The Pirates of Malaysia'' is a 1964 swashbuckler directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring

Steve Reeves Stephen Lester "Steve" Reeves (January 21, 1926 – May 1, 2000) was an American professional bodybuilder, actor, and philanthropist. He was famous in the mid-1950s as a movie star in Italian-made sword-and-sandal films, playing the protagon ...

as Sandokan the pirate. This film was a sequel to Reeve's 1963 film ''

Sandokan the Great ''The Pirates of Malaysia'' ( it, I pirati della Malesia) is an exotic adventure novel written by Italian author Emilio Salgari, published in 1896. It features his most famous character, Sandokan, and is a sequel to ''The Tigers of Mompracem''. Sy ...

'', also directed by Lenzi. Malaysian rebel, Sandokan, with his group of renegades, tries to thwart an evil British general from forcing the good Sultan Hassim to resign in favor of the Imperial crown.

Plot

The cruel Lord James Guillonk, faithful steward of Queen Victoria, is governor of the territories of Borneo and Malaysia. His archenemy is the Indian pirate Sandokan, who along with his band of rebels, the Tigers, has been leading attacks against the British forces. This time, Sandokan again faces off against the governor, Lord Guillonk, who is waging a campaign against Tremal-Naik, a Hindu opposed to the British. Tremal-Naik tells Sandokan of the Thugs, a secret sect of Hindu fanatics that worship the bloody goddess Kali. The Thugs have kidnapped Tremal-Naik’s beloved, and are holding her in their dungeon. When his beloved mysteriously escapes from the Thug dungeon, only to fall into the hands of Lord Guillonk, Sandokan prepares for a new battle against the governor.

Cast

as Sandokan * Jacqueline Sassard as Hada *

Andrea Bosic Andrea Bosic (15 August 1919 – 8 January 2012) was an Italian film actor of Slovene origin. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1951 and 1985, mainly in films called Spaghetti Westerns. He has appeared in films alongside John Philli ...

as Yanez * Mimmo Palmara as Tremal Naik * Pierre Cressoy as Captain *

Leo Anchóriz Leopoldo de Anchóriz Fustel (September 22, 1932 – February 17, 1987) was a Spanish actor and writer, most notable for appearing in Spaghetti Western films. Biography Fustel was born in Almería, Spain on 22 September 1932. His real name ...

as Lord Brook * Franco Balducci as Sambigliong * Giuseppe Addobbati as Muda * Dakar as Kammamuri *

Rik Battaglia Rik Battaglia (byname of Caterino Bertaglia; 18 February 1927 – 27 March 2015) was an Italian film actor. He was born at Corbola, near Rovigo, Veneto. He mainly used the stage name of Rik Battaglia although alternate names he used for his fi ...

as Sambigliong * Nando Gazzolo as Clinton * George Wang as Sho Pa * Nazzareno Zamperla as Durango (credited as Nick Anderson)

Production

''Pirates of Malaysia'' had a screenplay credited to Victor Andres Catena, Jaime Comas Gil, and Ugo Liberatore. The film was adapted by Liberatore and based on the novel by Emilio Salgari.

Release

''Pirates of Malaysia'' was released in Italy on 16 October 1964 with a running time of 110 minutes.

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* 1964 films Spanish adventure films Italian adventure films French adventure films Films directed by Umberto Lenzi Films based on the Indo-Malaysian cycle Films set in Malaysia Films set in the 19th century Films scored by Giovanni Fusco 1964 adventure films 1960s Italian films 1960s French films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub