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Movie · 1952

The Crimson Pirate

Released 27 September 1952 More from 1952 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Charles Farrell
as Poison Paul
52
Torin Thatcher
as Humble Bellows
47
James Hayter
as Prof. Prudence
45
Burt Lancaster
as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
38
Ewan Roberts
as Claw Paw
38
Christopher Lee
as Joseph (attache)
30
Eva Bartok
as Consuelo
25
Dana Wynter
as La Signorita
21
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
31years between the oldest and youngest billed
52Charles Farrell — oldest on the call sheet
21Dana Wynter — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast
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