MOVIES - PIRATES 1959

• Corsaro della mezzaluna, Il [aka Pirate of the Half Moon] (1959)

• Figlio del corsaro rosso, Il [aka Son of the Red Corsair] (1959)

• Isola del tesoro, L' [aka Treasure Island] (1959)

• Naufrageurs, Les [aka Wreckers] (1959)

• Onna to kaizoku [aka Woman and the Pirate, The] (1959)

• Riverboat, Episode 5: The Unwilling (1959)

• Scimitarra del Saraceno, La [aka Pirate and the Slave Girl, The] (1959)

• Torimono dochu [aka Lords and Pirates] (1959)

• Yancy Derringer, Episode 28: The Wayward Warrior (1959)

Corsaro della mezzaluna, Il [aka Pirate of the Half Moon] (1959) 
Director: Giuseppe Maria Scotese
Writers: Mario Amendola (writer), Alma Neille (additional dialogue), Kay Ouseby (additional dialogue), Riccardo Pazzaglia (writer) and Giuseppe Maria Scotese (writer)
Cast: John Derek [Nadir El Krim / Paul de Vellenera], Ingeborg Schöner [Angela], Gianna Maria Canale [Infanta Caterina], Alberto Farnese [Alonzo de Carmona / Ugo van Berg], Camillo Pilotto [Barone Alfonso di Camerlata], Raf Mattioli [Vasco], Gianni Rizzo [Visconte di Grand], Paul Muller [Carlo V°], Yvette Masson [Rosa], Raf Baldassarre [Un corsaro], Furio Meniconi, Carol Carter [La danzatrice], Fausto Guerzoni [Mastro Anselmo], Ignazio Leone [Nicola], Amina Pirani Maggi [Nutrice Gertrude]
Storyline: Gianna Maria Canale as the Duchess who is offered a banquet and requests for a hard-boiled egg. The stingy Spanish lord, who used his last gunpowder to fire a salute to the noble lady and thus has no more when a bunch of pirates, led by Nadir, launches an attack against his castle. Nadir is the dashing fiery hero.
[95 min - Adventure | Drama - Italian - Color (Eastmancolor) - Italy - Glomer Film]

 

 

 

 

 

Figlio del corsaro rosso, Il [aka Son of the Red Corsair] (1959) 
Director: Primo Zeglio
Writers: Fede Arnaud (writer), Alberto Liberati (writer), Emilio Salgari (novel), Polly Stevens (English dialogue) and Primo Zeglio (writer)
Cast: Lex Barker [Enrico di Ventimiglia], Sylvia Lopez [Carmen di Montélimar], Vira Silenti [Neala di Ventimiglia], Luciano Marin [Miguel di Montélimar], Antonio Crast [Don Juan de Sasebo], 
Fanfulla [Marquese di Montélimar, as Luigi Visconti], Vicky Lagos [Paquita], Roberto Paoletti [Barrejo], Nietta Zocchi [Isabella], Saro Urzì [Mendoza], Elio Pandolfi [Sergeant], Livio Lorenzon [José, pirata], Diego Michelotti [Juan Herrero], Franco Fantasia [Dorado], Giorgio Costantini [Van Hais]
Storyline: In this exciting adventure, the son of the famous pirate returns from exile to exact vengeance upon those who killed his father. Along with his pirate band, he commandeers a galleon and sets sail to find his father's betrayer. They find him, but the guilty party tries to save himself by explaining that the pirate's sister, who has been presumed dead, is working for a relative of the governor. The pirate then sets off to save her; this results in his being accused of kidnapping. Fortunately, a beautiful countess, falls in love with him and tries to save him. Unfortunately, he rejects her and she angrily betrays him. More mayhem ensues until the brave pirate leader is able to save his beloved women.
[96 min - Adventure - Italian - Color (Eastmancolor) - Italy - Athena Cinematografica, Carpentieri, Donati]

 

 

 

 

 

Isola del tesoro, L' [aka Treasure Island] (1959)
Director: Anton Giulio Majano
Writer: Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)
Cast: Alvaro Piccardi [Jim Hawkins, 5 episodes], Roldano Lupi [Il dottor Livesey, 5 episodes], Leonardo Cortese [Il cavalier Trelawney, 5 episodes], Ivo Garrani [Silver John, 4 episodes], Otello Toso [George, 4 episodes], Guido Celano [Morgan, 4 episodes], Arnoldo Foà [Il capitano Smollet, 4 episodes], Vittorio Duse [Bullet, 4 episodes], Corrado Pani [Dick, 4 episodes], Diego Michelotti [Gray, 4 episodes], Vinicio Sofia [Knife, 4 episodes], Giulio Cappa [Dracke, 4 episodes], Mario Colli [Hands, 3 episodes], Erno Crisa [O'Brien, 3 episodes], Massimo Pianforini [Redruth, 3 episodes], Giulio Battiferri [Anderson, 2 episodes], Mirko Ellis [Cane Nero, 2 episodes], Riccardo Cucciolla [Joyce, 2 episodes], Alfredo Varelli [Hunter, 2 episodes], Paolo Modugno [Alan, 2 episodes], Renato Montalbano [Rolf, 2 episodes], Vittorio Manfrino [Old Boy, 2 episodes], Ubaldo Lay [Ben Gunn, 2 episodes], Gianni Garko [Harry, 2 episodes], Nino Bonanni [Tom, 2 episodes], Giuseppe Mancini [Frog, 2 episodes], Aleardo Ward [Smile, 2 episodes]
Episode 1 cast overview, first billed only: Enrico Urbini [1° marinaio], Tullio Altamura [2° marinaio], Nello Riviè [3° marinaio, as Nello Rivieccio], Antonio Rais [1° cliente], Memmo Perna [2° cliente], Alvaro Piccardi [Jim Hawkins], Roldano Lupi [Il dottor Livesey], Giuseppe Pagliarini [Il capitano Bill], Carla Bizzari [La madre di Jim, as Carla Bizzarri], Mirko Ellis [Cane Nero], Enrico 
Glori [Il cieco], Alfredo Salvatori [Patrick, as Alfredo Salvadori], Remo Foglino [1° bandito], Gino Donatov [2° bandito], Renato Malavasi [3° bandito]
Episode 2 cast overview, first billed only: Alvaro Piccardi [Jim Hawkins], Massimo Pianforini [Redruth], Riccardo Cucciolla [Joyce], Alfredo Varelli [Hunter], Leonardo Cortese [Il cavalier Trelawney], Ivo Garrani [Silver John], Otello Toso [George], Giulio Battiferri [Anderson], Vittorio Duse [Bullet], Guido Celano [Morgan], Mirko Ellis [Cane Nero], Michele Stinelli [Henry], 
Sergio Bargone [Ben], Dario Dolci [Il tenente Arrow], Arnoldo Foà [Il capitano Smollet]
Episode 3 cast overview, first billed only: Alvaro Piccardi [Jim Hawkins], Arnoldo Foà [Il capitano Smollet], Mario Colli [Hands], Otello Toso [George], Corrado Pani [Dick], Ivo Garrani [Silver John], Guido Celano [Morgan], Diego Michelotti [Gray], Giulio Battiferri [Anderson], Vittorio Duse [Bullet], Erno Crisa [O'Brien], Gianni Garko [Harry, as Gianni Garcovich], Paolo Modugno [Alan], Nino Bonanni [Tom], Vittorio Manfrino [Old Boy] 
Episode 4 cast overview: Roldano Lupi [Il dottor Livesey], Alvaro Piccardi [Jim Hawkins], Diego Michelotti [Gray], Arnoldo Foà [Il capitano Smollet], Leonardo Cortese [Il cavalier Trelawney], Ivo Garrani [Silver John], Corrado Pani [Dick], Guido Celano [Morgan], Otello Toso [George], Vittorio Duse [Bullet], Vinicio Sofia [Knife], Giulio Cappa [Dracke], Mario Colli [Hands], Erno Crisa [O'Brien]
Episode 5 cast overview: Alvaro Piccardi [Jim Hawkins], Ivo Garrani [Silver John], Otello Toso [George], Guido Celano [Morgan], Corrado Pani [Dick], Vittorio Duse [Bullet], Vinicio Sofia [Knife], Giulio Cappa [Dracke], Roldano Lupi [Il dottor Livesey], Leonardo Cortese [Il cavalier Trelawney], Arnoldo Foà [Il capitano Smollet], Ubaldo Lay [Ben Gunn], Diego Michelotti [Gray]
Storyline: In a village in the English coast an old sea dog died suddenly at an inn. Jim Hawkins, son of the owner of the inn, opening the trunk of the dead, finds a mysterious map of a distant island in which is hidden a huge treasure and eluding the pirates who want to take over the document, the door to his friends, Dr. Liversey and Squire Trelawney. They decide to rent a boat and sail to the 'island. So begins "Treasure Island" directed by Anton Giulio Majano, a work which left millions of viewers glued to the screen fascinated by the story and the drama that despite being made ??almost entirely in the studio, he was able to make good the 'charm and the spirit of adventure just the original novel.
[TV Mini-Series - 5 episodes - Adventure - Italian - Black and White - Italy - Radiotelevisione Italiana]

 

 

 

 

 

Naufrageurs, Les [aka Wreckers] (1959)

Director: Charles Brabant

Writer: Guenaël Bolloré

Cast: Alfred Adam [Le commissaire], Dany Carrel [Louise Kermelen], Renée Cosima [Moïra - la 'sorcière'], Jean d'Yd [Le curé], Jacques Fabbri [Le gitan], Sylvain Levignac, Pâquerette, Carl Schell [Gilles], Madeleine Sologne [La mère Gestin], Charles Vanel [Marnez], Henri Vidal [Yann Le Coeur]

Storyline: A Breton community during the last century wreck visiting boats deliberately, and a lonely woman, disdained as a witch, is killed by the mob when she protests.

[92 min - Drama - French - Black and White - France]

 
 

Onna to kaizoku [aka Woman and the Pirate, The] (1959)
Director: Daisuke Itô
Writers: Fuji Yahiro and Daisuke Itô
Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa [Shogor Ozaki], Machiko Kyô [Ayaginu / Oito], Isao Kimura [Koshichi], Emiko Aya [Tayû 3], Toshio Chiba [Tsune at Tanegashima], Saburô Date [Rihei], Yoichi Funaki [Take], Seizaburô Kawazu [Genjiro Kawashima], Mayumi Kurata [Ohyaku], Toshiko Kusunoki [Miyako], Michiyo Midori [Tayû 2], Tokiko Mita [Migiwa], Ikuko Môri [Nishikiv], Shunji Sakai [Mamedayu], Masanori Takeda [Hyôe Iruma]
[90 min - Action | Romance - Japanese - Japan - Daiei Studios] 


Riverboat, Episode 5: The Unwilling (1959)
Director: Richard Bartlett
Writer: Norman Jolley
Episode complete credited cast: Darren McGavin [Captain Grey Holden], Burt Reynolds [Ben Frazer], Eddie Albert [Dan Simpson], Debra Paget [Lela Russell], Russell Johnson [Darius], William D. Gordon [Joe Travis, as William Gordon], Dick Wessel [Carney Kohler], John Harmon [Oliver], Ian MacDonald [John Murrell]
Storyline: Even though Dan Simpson lost his last cargo, he refuses to give up his dream of building a general store in the West. The river pirates that made $20,000 stealing his merchandise the first time are planning to stage another robbery, in spite of Ben Frazer's precautions.
[TV Episode - 49 min - Adventure | Western - English - Black and White - USA - Meladare Company]

Scimitarra del Saraceno, La [aka Pirate and the Slave Girl, The] (1959) 
Director: Piero Pierotti
Writers: Luciano Martino (writer), Piero Pierotti (writer) and Bruno Rasia (writer)
Cast: Lex Barker [The Dragon Drakut], Chelo Alonso [Princess Miriam], Massimo Serato [Roberto Diego], Graziella Granata [Bianca], Luigi Tosi [Francisco, el catalàn], Bruno Corelli [Selim], Michele Malaspina [Gouverneur di Rhodos], Anna Arena [Zaira], Enzo Maggio [Candela], Daniele Vargas [Gamal], Franco Fantasia [Captain Volan], Stefania Ré, Ignazio Balsamo, Takis Kavuras, Fernando Cerulli
Storyline: The pirate Drakut kidnapped Bianca, the daughter of the governor of Rhodes. The latter charged Captain Drago, an adventurer released from jail, the daughter of recover. Dragon defeats Dragut, rescues the girl and falls in love with her.
[104 min - Adventure | Action | Drama - Italian - Color (Ferraniacolor) - Italy | France - Romana Film, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)]

 

 

 

Torimono dochu [aka Lords and Pirates] (1959) 

Director: Tadashi Sawashima

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

[Japanese - Japan]

Yancy Derringer, Episode 28: The Wayward Warrior (1959)

Director: Richard Sale

Writers: William Fay, Mary Loos, and 3 more credits »

Episode cast overview: Jock Mahoney [Yancy Derringer], Beverly Garland [Coco LaSalle], Kevin Hagen [John Colton], X Brands [Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah], Frances Bergen [Madame Francine], Richard Devon [Jody Barker], Harry Jackson [Professor Bates], Mickey Simpson [Tennessee Slasher], William Pullen [Henri], Karl Lukas [The Warrior], Robert McCord [Captain Amos Fry, as Robert McCord III], Joan Boston [Opal]

Storyline: Pirate queen Coco LaSalle convinces Yancy to back her fighter against the mighty heavyweight called the Tennessee Slasher. While Derringer organizes the illegal fight away from the city administrator's prying eyes, he also searches for a cache of Spencer repeating rifles recently stolen from the federal armory at Port Hudson.

[TV Episode  - 30 min - Action | Western | Adventure - English - Black and White - USA - Derringer Productions, Sharpe-Lewis]