The Pirate (1978 film)

The Pirate

Genre	Drama
Based on	Harold Robbins (novel)
Written by	Julius J. Epstein
Directed by	Ken Annakin
Starring	Franco Nero
Theme music composer	Bill Conti
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Howard W. Koch (producer) Paul R. Picard (executive producer) Skip Ward (associate producer)
Editor(s)	Howard Epstein Russell Livingstone
Cinematography	Roland 'Ozzie' Smith
Running time	240 min.
Production company(s)	Howard W. Koch Productions Warner Bros. Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	November 21, 1978

The Pirate is a 1978 American TV movie directed by Ken Annakin. It is based on the novel with the same title written by Harold Robbins.^[1]^[2]

It was broadcast by CBS in two parts November 21–22, 1978.^[3]^[4]

Plot

An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, is put in charge of his country's vast oil fortunes. He comes into conflict with a fanatical terrorist group--headed by his daughter.

Cast

Franco Nero as Baydr Al Fay
Anne Archer as Jordana Mason
Olivia Hussey as Leila
Ian McShane as Rashid
Christopher Lee as Samir Al Fay
Michael Constantine as Yashir
James Franciscus as Dick Carriage
Armand Assante as Ahmed
Stuart Whitman as Terry Sullivan
Eli Wallach as Ben Ezra
Carol Bagdasarian as Maryam
Jeff Corey as Prince Feiyad
Marjorie Lord as Mrs. Mason
Ferdy Mayne as Jabir
Michael Pataki as General Eshnev
Murray Salem as Ramadan
Leo Rossi as Shadin

References

↑ Howard Pearson (September 21, 1978). "Franco Nero In Pirate Mini-series". Deseret News. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
↑ "Confessions of a Blue-Eyed Arab". Los Angeles Times. August 10, 1978. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
↑ "Oil Fortune Handled By The Pirate'". Schenectady Gazette. November 17, 1978. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Arthur Unger (November 17, 1978). "Stand by to repel boarders: TV's 'Pirate' comes alongside". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

External links

The Pirate at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Ken Annakin

It Began on the Clyde (1946)
Fenlands (1946)
Holiday Camp (1947)
Miranda (1948)
Broken Journey (1948)
Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
Vote for Huggett (1949)
The Huggetts Abroad (1949)
Landfall (1949)
Double Confession (1950)
Trio (1950)
Hotel Sahara (1951)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
The Planter's Wife (1952)
The Sword and the Rose (1953)
You Know What Sailors Are (1954)
The Seekers (1954)
Value for Money (1955)
Loser Takes All (1956)
Three Men in a Boat (1956)
Across the Bridge (1957)
Nor the Moon by Night (1958)
Third Man on the Mountain (1959)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Very Important Person (1961)
The Hellions (1961)
The Fast Lady (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Crooks Anonymous (1962)
The Informers (1963)
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
Battle of the Bulge (1965)
The Long Duel (1967)
The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)
The Call of the Wild (1972)
Paper Tiger (1975)
The Pirate (1978)
The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
Cheaper to Keep Her (1981)
The Pirate Movie (1982)
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)

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