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The Pirates of Blood River is a British film of genre Drama directed by John Gilling released in USA on 1 august 1962 with Christopher Lee
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
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Add to a movie listThe Pirates of Blood River is a 1962 British action film directed by John Gilling and starring Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Christopher Lee and Oliver Reed.
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While in a penal colony, Huguenot Jonathan Standish (Kerwin Mathews) is captured by pirates led by Capt. LaRoche (Christopher Lee) who force him to lead them back to his home village to retrieve a treasure supposedly hidden there.Actors
Christopher Lee
(Captain LaRoche)
Kerwin Mathews
(Jonathon Standing)
Glenn Corbett
(Henry)
Oliver Reed
(Pirate Brocaire)
Peter Arne
(Bosu'n Hench)
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