The Devil-Ship Pirates

Aug 1, 1964

1h 26m

★ 5.6

A Hot-Blooded Crew of Cut-Throats!

Overview

A pirate ship, fighting in 1588 on the side of the Spanish Armada, suffers damage and must put into a village on the British coast for repairs. The village is small and isolated and the Spanish convince the villagers that the English fleet has been defeated and that they, the Spanish, are now their masters. This results in the villagers' sullen cooperation, but rumors and unrest begin to spread and soon the Spanish pirates find themselves facing a revolt.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Production Companies

Warner-Pathé Distributors

Associated British Picture Corporation

Hammer Film Productions

The Devil-Ship Pirates Trailers

Cast

Captain Robeles

Christopher Lee

Tom

Andrew Keir

Harry

John Cairney

The Bosun

Duncan Lamont

Angela Smeeton

Suzan Farmer

Don Jose Margella

Joseph O'Conor

Don Manuel Rodriguez de Savilla

Barry Warren

Pepe

Michael Ripper

Jane

Natasha Pyne

Miller

Philip Latham

Bragg

Harry Locke

Sir Basil Smeeton

Ernest Clark

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