The Black Pirate

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film silent film swashbuckler film

The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.

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instanceOf film ⓘ
silent film ⓘ
swashbuckler film ⓘ
basedOn story by Douglas Fairbanks ⓘ
cinematographyBy Henry Sharp ⓘ
colorProcess two-color Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Albert Parker ⓘ
distributedBy United Artists ⓘ
distributorRegion United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
editedBy William Nolan ⓘ
era silent era ⓘ
featuredTechnique ship-boarding scenes ⓘ
stunt-based acrobatics ⓘ
sword fighting sequences ⓘ
filmFormat 35 mm ⓘ
filmingLocation United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
format silent ⓘ
genre Adventure film ⓘ
Swashbuckler film ⓘ
hasFilmColorType part-color ⓘ
hasGenreCharacteristic pirate film ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance one of the earliest feature films shot entirely in two-color Technicolor ⓘ
hasIntertitlesIn English ⓘ
hasMedium theatrical film ⓘ
includedIn American silent cinema ⓘ
leadActor Douglas Fairbanks ⓘ
leadActress Billie Dove ⓘ
mainCharacter The Black Pirate self-link ⓘ
musicBy Mortimer Wilson ⓘ
notableFor acrobatic action sequences ⓘ
early use of two-color Technicolor ⓘ
originalLanguage Silent ⓘ
portrayedBy Douglas Fairbanks ⓘ
producer Douglas Fairbanks ⓘ
productionCompany Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corporation ⓘ
surface form: Douglas Fairbanks Pictures
releaseDate 1926-03-08 ⓘ
releaseYear 1926 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 94 ⓘ
setting Caribbean Sea ⓘ
starring Anders Randolf ⓘ
Billie Dove ⓘ
Donald Crisp ⓘ
Douglas Fairbanks ⓘ
Sam De Grasse ⓘ
storyBy Douglas Fairbanks ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting Age of Sail ⓘ
title The Black Pirate self-link ⓘ
writer Jack Cunningham ⓘ

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The Black Pirate → mainCharacter → The Black Pirate self-link ⓘ
Anders Randolf → notableWork → The Black Pirate ⓘ
Billie Dove → notableWork → The Black Pirate ⓘ
Douglas Fairbanks → notableWork → The Black Pirate ⓘ
The Black Pirate → title → The Black Pirate self-link ⓘ