The Crimson Pirate

In this 1952 Technicolor swashbuckler comedy-adventure film, Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings-on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light-hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights, and tons of swordplay ensues as Lancaster's captain navigates the complexities of loyalty, protection, and romance amidst a tumultuous backdrop of piracy and rebellion.