The Black Pirate
directed by Albert Parker; story by Elton Thomas; adapted by Jack Cunningham
- Resource Type:
- VHS Video
- Publication:
- New York, NY : Kino on Video, [1996]
- Copyright:
- ©1996
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- Summary:
- A restored version of the 1926 United Artists silent film which was the first grand-scale epic shot entirely in Technicolor. The screenplay was based on a story by star Douglas Fairbanks writing under the name Elton Thomas. It tells about the sole survivor of a ship, pillaged by buccaneers, who poses as the Black Pirate to recover the ship and its treasure and to rescue a captive princess. This version includes a new recording of Mortimer Wilson's original orchestral score and a documentary including newly discovered outtakes and glimpses behind the scenes of the production.
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- System Details:
- VHS.
- Performers:
- Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse.
- Production Credits:
- Black Pirate (90 min.). Photographed by Henry Sharp ; musical score by Mortimer Wilson -- Behind the scenes of the Black Pirate (19 min.). Commentary by Rudy Behlmer.
- General Notes:
- A selection of the National Film Registry, 1993.
With: Behind the scenes of the Black Pirate. - Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette : sound, color and black & white ; 1/2 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- analog; magnetic; mono
- Video Characteristics:
- VHS; NTSC
- Call Numbers:
- MV 4047
- OCLC Numbers:
- 35005204