''The King's Pirate'' is a 1967 American

pirate film In English-speaking popular culture, the modern pirate stereotype owes its attributes mostly to the imagined tradition of the 18th century Caribbean pirate sailing off the Spanish Main and to such celebrated 20th century depictions as Capt ...

directed by Don Weis and starring Doug McClure,

Jill St. John Jill St. John (born Jill Arlyn Oppenheim; August 19, 1940) is a retired American actress. She may be best known for playing Tiffany Case, the first American Bond girl of the 007 franchise, in '' Diamonds Are Forever''. Additional performances i ...

and

Guy Stockwell Harry Guy Stockwell (November 16, 1933 – February 6, 2002) was an American actor who appeared in nearly 30 movies and 250 television series episodes. Life and career Stockwell was born in New York City, the son of singer/dancer Elizabeth "B ...

. It is a remake of the 1952 film ''

Against All Flags ''Against All Flags'' is a 1952 American pirate film directed by George Sherman and Douglas Sirk and starring Errol Flynn as Brian Hawke, Maureen O'Hara as Prudence "Spitfire" Stevens and Anthony Quinn as Roc Brasiliano. The film's plot is set in ...

''.

Plot

A British naval officer volunteers for a dangerous mission to infiltrate the base of pirates who threaten shipping off

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Cast

* Doug McClure as Lt. Brian Fleming *

as Mistress Jessica Stephens *

as John Avery * Mary Ann Mobley as Princess Patna * Kurt Kasznar as Zucco * Richard Deacon as Swaine *

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as Captain Cullen * Diana Chesney as Molvina MacGregor *

Ivor Barry Ivor Barry (12 April 1919 – 12 December 2006) was a Welsh film and television actor. Born in South Wales, Barry served with the British Royal Artillery during World War II and completed his university studies prior to beginning his act ...

as Cloudsly * William Glover as Captain Hornsby (as Bill Glover) * Woodrow Parfrey as Gow * Sean McClory as Sparkes * Émile Genest as Captain Mission * Ted de Corsia as Capt. McTigue * Alex Montoya as Caraccioli * Tanya Lemani as Member of Zucco's Troop * Ami Luce as Member of Zucco's Troop * Bob Terhune as Member of Zucco's Troop (as Robert Terhune) * Chuck Couch as Member of Zucco's Troop * Bill Couch as Member of Zucco's Troop (as William J. Couch) * Loren Janes as Member of Zucco's Troop * Henry Monzello as Member of Zucco's Troop (as Hank Monzello) * William R. Snyder as Member of Zucco's Troop (as William Snyder) * Rodney Hoeltzel as Member of Zucco's Troop * Danny Rees as Member of Zucco's Troop

Production

Paul Wayne rewrote the script for ''Against All Flags'' adding some new characters, notably Zucco (played by Kurt Kaznar). Doug McClure was making ''The Virginian'' at the time but was written out of the show to allow him to make the movie. Filming started late October 1966. Female lead Jill St John was under contract to Universal at the time. It was her sixth picture that year after ''Fame is the Name of the Game'', ''How I Spent My Summer Vacation'', ''The Liquidator'', ''Eight on a Lam'', and ''Banning''. She took fencing lessons for the role. Filming ended in December.MOVIE CALL SHEET: Gangster Role for Lester Los Angeles Times 8 Dec 1966: D29.

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