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Plot

Emilio di Roccabruna, The Black Corsair, seeks revenge against Governor Van Gould for the murder of his family.

Cast

Kabir Bedi Kabir Bedi ( pa, ਕਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੇਦੀ; born 16 January 1946) is an Indian actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other European countries in three media: f ...

: The Black Corsair *

Carole André Carole André-Smith (born 11 March 1953) is a French-Italian former actress. Her best known role was Kabir Bedi's love interest Lady Marianna, nicknamed "", in the successful RAI series ''Sandokan'' (1976). Since retiring from acting, she has b ...

: Dutchess Honorata Van Gould *

Mel Ferrer Melchor Gastón Ferrer (August 25, 1917 – June 2, 2008) was an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits with ''Scaramouche'', '' Lili'' and ''Knights of the Roun ...

: Van Gould *

Angelo Infanti Angelo Infanti (; 16 February 1939 – 12 October 2010) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1961 and 2010. He was born on 16 February 1939 in Zagarolo, Italy. He died on 12 October 2010 in Tivoli, Italy due ...

: Morgan *

Jackie Basehart John Anthony Carmine Michael "Jackie" Basehart (11 October 1951 – 16 May 2015) was an American actor. Life and career Born in Santa Monica, California, Basehart was the son of actor Richard Basehart and actress Valentina Cortese, . who had me ...

: The Red Corsair * Niccolò Piccolomini: The Green Corsair *

Sal Borgese Sal Borgese (born 5 March 1937, in Rome) is an Italian film actor. He is sometimes credited as Salvatore Borghese or Mark Trevor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian film industry from the 1960s to present day, and for his work as a s ...

: Carmaux *

Franco Fantasia Franco Fantasia (5 March 1924 – 10 November 2002) was an Italian film actor, stuntman and fencing master. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1951 to 2002. He was the brother of actor Andrea Fantasia. Illness and Death Septemb ...

: Van Stiller *

Tony Renis Tony Renis (born 13 May 1938), stage name of Elio Cesari, is an Italian singer, composer, music producer and film actor. Life and career Renis was born in Milan. In the mid-1950s he met with Adriano Celentano, and the two started performing an i ...

: José * Sonja Jeannine: Yara *Edoardo Faieta: L'Olonnais *

Mariano Rigillo Mariano Rigillo (born 12 September 1939) is an Italian actor. Biography In the 1960s, Rigillo attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his career on stage playing roles in plays by William Shakespeare, Carlo Go ...

: Count of Lerma *

Dagmar Lassander Dagmar Lassander (born as Dagmar Regine Hager on 16 June 1943) is a German actress. The character of Lassander Dagmar in the Italian-influenced 2015 horror film '' We Are Still Here'' is named after her. Early life and career She was born in ...

: Marquise of Bermejo

Release

''The Black Corsair'' was released on December 22, 1976.

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* 1976 films Films shot in Colombia Films based on The Corsairs of the Antilles Films set in the 1660s Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis Films based on multiple works of a series Pirate films Italian swashbuckler films Cultural depictions of Henry Morgan 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub