Swashbuckler

1976
PG
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

1.9K

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A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

1.9K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Anjelica Huston never says a word in the movie.

Goofs
During Nick and Ned's limerick competition, Nick uses the word 'Khaki'. This word is from the Hindustani language and only entered in the English language in the 1840s, through the British Army in India. As 'Swashbuckler' is set in the 1700s, he could not have known the word. They could be saying the word "cocky", which is more probable because its first printed use was in the 1700s and its oral use was even earlier.

Quotes
Nick: There once was a maiden named Starkey who had an affair with a darkey. The result of her sins was quadruplets, not twins: One white, one black, and two khaki.
[Alternative final word]
Nick: cocky.

Alternate versions
There is a coda to the the theatrical release that is not in the TV, videotape, or DVD versions. The film ends on the deck of the "Blarney Cock" with Genevieve Bujold's character asking why the pirates paint the deck red. A pirate replies. "To hide the blood ma'am."

Connections
Featured in A Pirate Ship Sails Again! The Making of Swashbuckler (1976)

Soundtracks
A Hundred Years Ago
(uncredited)
Traditional
Arranged by Tom Clancy

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One of My MOST Favorite Guilty Pleasures

I LOVE this movie. I don't care how terrible critics might think it is. It's fun, romantic, entertaining, an old fashioned yarn. It came out right after Robert Shaw made a "splash" in Jaws, and he's fabulous as usual. Don't let them make you feel guilty about loving this movie. It's great.