''La tigre dei sette mari'', internationally released as ''Tiger of the Seven Seas'', is a

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

Italian

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by

Luigi Capuano Luigi Capuano (13 July 1904 – 20 October 1979) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Naples, he directed 43 films between 1947 and 1971. Selected filmography * ''Vertigine d'amore'' (1949) * ''Flying Squadron (film), Flyin ...

. It was a sequel to ''

Queen of the Pirates ''Queen of the Pirates'' ( it, La Venere dei pirati) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Mario Costa (director), Mario Costa. It was followed by ''Tiger of the Seven Seas''. Plot Cast * Gianna Maria Canale: Sandra * Massimo Serato: Cesare Cou ...

''.

Plot

Consuelo is the daughter of the famous pirate nicknamed the Tiger. When he feels tired and decides to leave the command of the ship, he chooses to give it to the winner of a challenge among his men, but unexpectedly, Consuelo wins. The same night Tiger is killed, William is charged with the killing and is sentenced to death. But before the sentence could be executed, the Spaniards of Grand Duke Inigo arrives. Consuelo and William escape, and after an initial distrust between the two, they come together after discovering that William was falsely blamed to take revenge on the traitor and recover the treasure of the Tiger.

Cast

Gianna Maria Canale Gianna Maria Canale (12 September 1927 – 13 February 2009) was an Italian film actress. Biography Canale was born in 1927 in Reggio Calabria. In 1947, she competed in the Miss Italia beauty contest, where she was runner-up to Lucia Bo ...

as Consuelo * Anthony Steel as William Scott *

Maria Grazia Spina Maria Grazia Spina (born 3 June 1936) is an Italian television, film and stage actress. Life and career Born Maria Grazia Spinazzi in Venice, Spina debuted as an actress with the theatrical company Stabile di Trieste, then worked with the comp ...

as Anna de Cordoba * Ernesto Calindri as Inigo de Cordoba * Andrea Aureli as Robert * Carlo Ninchi as Tiger *

John Kitzmiller John Kitzmiller (December 4, 1913 – February 23, 1965) was an American actor who worked in his native land, as well as Italy and the United Kingdom. Kitzmiller achieved his greatest fame as a popular and versatile actor in Europe, making an est ...

as Serpente * Carlo Pisacane as Pirate * Nazzareno Zamperla as Rick

Production

Anthony Steel had recently settled permanently in Italy.

Reception

''Monthly Film Bulletin'' called it "a dull, mechanical affair."TIGER OF THE SEVEN SEAS "(La Tigre dei Sette Mari)" Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 31, Iss. 360, (Jan 1, 1964): 137. ''Filmink'' said Steel "is the male lead for pirate queen Gianna Maria Canale, who beats him in a sword duel and has to rescue him later. Which is surprisingly and enjoyably feminist but presumably helped further dint Steel’s already-fragile ego. Incidentally, the film indicates that the actor’s physical appearance was starting to disintegrate – he was still handsome with all his hair and no gut, but his face was appearing increasingly gaunt and tired."

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