The Pirates of the Mississippi (1963)
1h 41m
Running Time
October 17, 1963Release Date
The Pirates of the Mississippi (1963)
1h 41m
Running Time
October 17, 1963Release Date
Plot.
European produced Western based on the novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, set in the 19th century in a town on the banks of the Mississippi River. The area is plagued by a gang of pirates under the leadership of Captain Kelly, who live on an island in the river, from where they operate raids on passing steamboats and traders rafts, robbing them of their cargo and murdering the crews. Townspeople and settlers do their best to put an end to the crimes and rid themselves of the pirates and their daring leader.
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Cast & Crew.
Hansjörg Felmy
Sheriff James Lively
Sabine Sinjen
Evelyn
Horst Frank
Kelly
Dorothee Parker
Georgia
Brad Harris
Tom Cook
Karl Lieffen
Doc Monrove
Jürgen Roland
Director
Friedrich Gerstäcker
Writer
Tony Kendall
Schwarzer Adler
Johannes Kai
Writer
Bruna Simionato
Wichita
Luigi Batzella
Squire Dayton
Werner P. Zibaso
Writer
Wolf C. Hartwig
Producer
Jeannette Batti
Mrs. Bridleford
Dan Vadis
Blackfoot
Details.
Release DateOctober 17, 1963
Original NameDie Flußpiraten vom Mississippi
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Genres
Wiki.
The Pirates of the Mississippi (German: Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi) is a Western film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Brad Harris and Sabine Sinjen. A Eurowestern, it was a co-production between West Germany, France and Italy. Based on the 1847 novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, the film was the first pairing of Brad Harris and Tony Kendall with Gianfranco Parolini as a second unit director. Kendall reprised his role of Chief Black Eagle in Black Eagle of Santa Fe (1965).
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Berthel and Johannes Ott.