Pirates of Tripoli

1955
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1h 12m

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Paul Henreid and Patricia Medina in Pirates of Tripoli (1955)

Princess Karjan promises pirate captain Edri el-Gadrian a fabulous reward if he helps her regain her lost kingdom of Misurata from Malek. After the latter destroys el-Gadrian's armada, he an... Read allPrincess Karjan promises pirate captain Edri el-Gadrian a fabulous reward if he helps her regain her lost kingdom of Misurata from Malek. After the latter destroys el-Gadrian's armada, he and Karjan enter Misurata in disguise in order to get Karjan's hidden jewels to buy new ship... Read allPrincess Karjan promises pirate captain Edri el-Gadrian a fabulous reward if he helps her regain her lost kingdom of Misurata from Malek. After the latter destroys el-Gadrian's armada, he and Karjan enter Misurata in disguise in order to get Karjan's hidden jewels to buy new ships.

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Paul Henreid

Edri al-Gadrian

Patricia Medina

Princess Karjan

Paul Newlan

Hammid Khassan

John Miljan

Malek

Mark Hanna

Ben Ali

Jean Del Val

Abu Tala

Lilian Bond

Sono
(as Lillian Bond)

Mel Welles

Gen. Tomedi

Louis Mercier

The Cat
(as Louis G. Mercier)

Karl 'Killer' Davis

Assassin
(as Karl Davis)

Maralou Gray

Rhea

Victor Adamson

Pirate
(uncredited)

Eugene Borden

Italian Ship's Captain
(uncredited)

George Bruggeman

Pirate
(uncredited)

William Fawcett

Beggar
(uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Pirate
(uncredited)

Leonard P. Geer

Pirate
(uncredited)

Jack Gordon

Pirate
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Final theatrical film of director Felix E. Feist.

Connections
Features The Golden Hawk (1952)

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2/10

Swashbuckler with no swash

Paul Henried tries valiantly to carry this movie, which is badly written, badly directed, and badly edited. Large portions of the film are devoted to people looking blankly around at something or other (or at each other), or perpetually riding horses about the countryside. Actors often seem to be still waiting for their cues even as they're on camera ("oh! am I on?"). At one point, a cannon ball explodes behind a soldier but he grabs his stomach. The sense of scale often is missing due to the overuse of close-ups. The best scenes take place on board ship, and the pursuit scenes are fairly well done. But for the most part, the acting is wooden and formulaic, and the sword fight scenes are poorly choreographed.