MOVIES - PIRATES 2001

• Abrafaxe - Unter schwarzer Flagge, Die [aka Abrafaxe - Under the Black Flag, The] (2001)

• Elizabeth's Pirates (2001)

• Hornblower: Mutiny [aka Horatio Hornblower: Mutiny] (2001)

• Hornblower: Retribution [aka Horatio Hornblower: Retribution] (2001)

• Quest for Captain Kidd, The (2001)

• Pirates of Penzance, The (2001)

• Treasure Island (2001)

Abrafaxe - Unter schwarzer Flagge, Die (2001)
Directors: Gerhard Hahn and Anthony Power
Writers: Richard Everett, Julius Grützke, Thomas Platt and Lona Rietschel (characters)
Cast: Kim Hasper [Abrax, voice], David Turba [Brabax, voice], Ilona Schulz [Califax, voice], Nena [Anne Bonny, voice, as Nena Kerner], Helmut Krauss [Blackbeard, voice], Santiago Ziesmer [Don Archimbaldo, voice], Wilfried Herbst [Prad, voice], Ulrich Voß [Shanty, voice], Michael Pan [Carlos, voice], Stefan Friedrich [Juan, voice], Doreen Rumpel [Pirate, voice], Camilio Breit [Pirate, voice]
Storyline: In an exciting film adaptation of the popular comic mosaic of the story, viewers will Abrafaxe Abrax, Brabax Califax and kept in suspense until the last second. In a museum, they discover a golden bowl, which will come from a legendary Aztec treasure. As they examine the shell closer, they inadvertently set in motion a mechanism, the disappearing world around them and in the 18th Century can emerge. Here they experience fantastic adventures with the beautiful female pirate Anne Bonny, the fearsome Caribbean pirate Captain Blackbeard, and a vain, but not very bright Spanish fleet admiral. The journey takes them eventually to Tortuga, the pirate's paradise, which is ruled by the beautiful Anne Bonny.
[81 min - Animation | Adventure | Comedy - German | English - Color - Germany | South Korea - Hahn Film AG, BKM, kulturelle Filmförderung des Bundes, Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg (FBB)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth's Pirates (2001)
Director: Mick Grogan
Cast: Bruce Lenman [Himself, as Professor Bruce Lenman], Anna Massey [Narrator], Mia Rodriguez-Salgado [Herself, as Professor Mia J. Rodrigues-Salgado]
Storyline: Elizabeth's Pirates tells the story of two 16th century English heroes - Francis Drake and Walter Ralegh. Today they are remembered as the loyal sea captains of Queen Elizabeth I - adventurers who sailed the seven seas in search of honour and wealth. But the reality behind the romantic myth is a story of greed and ruthlessness, murder and treason.
[TV Documentary - Documentary - English - Color - UK - Yorkshire Television (YTV)]

 

Hornblower: Mutiny [aka Horatio Hornblower: Mutiny] (2001)
Director: Andrew Grieve
Writers: T.R. Bowen (screenplay) and C.S. Forester (books)
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd [3rd Lt. Horatio Hornblower], Robert Lindsay [Cmmdre. Sir Edward Pellew], David Warner [Capt. James Sawyer, HMS Renown], Nicholas Jones [1st Lt. Buckland], Paul McGann [2nd Lt. Bush], Jamie Bamber [4th Lt. Archie Kennedy], Philip Glenister [Gunner Hobbs], Paul Copley [Boatswain Matthews], Sean Gilder [Boatswain's Mate Styles], David Rintoul [Dr. Clive, Ship's Surgeon], Terence Corrigan [Midshipman Wellard], Gilly Gilchrist [Seaman Randall], Paul Brightwell [Marine Sgt. Whiting]
Storyline: Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but obviously mentally unstable captain and eventually must mutiny. Sir Edward Pellew visits Horatio Hornblower who is jail in Jamaica awaiting his trial on a charge of making a mutiny. His problems began six months earlier when he was appointed Third Lieutenant aboard the HMS Renown under the famous Captain James Sawyer. It soon becomes apparent to several of the officers, including Horatio's friend Archie Kennedy who is aboard ship as Fourth Lieutenant that the Captain is suffering from madness of some sort. He is cruel and sees conspiracies everywhere. Both Horatio and Midshipman Welland prove to be the particular objects of his wrath. The situation is not helped by an inexperience First Lieutenant who does not command the Captain's respect and a newly arrived Second Lieutenant who doesn't seem ready to challenge the Captain in any way. 
[TV Movie - 98 min - Adventure | Drama | War - English - Color - UK - A&E Network, United Film and Television Productions, Meridian Broadcasting]

 

 

 

 

 

Hornblower: Retribution [aka Horatio Hornblower: Retribution] (2001) 
Director: Andrew Grieve
Writers: C.S. Forester (stories) and Ben Rostul (screenplay)
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd [3rd Lt. Horatio Hornblower], David Warner [Capt. James Sawyer, HMS Renown], Robert Lindsay [Cmmdre. Sir Edward Pellew], Nicholas Jones [1st Lt. Buckland], Paul McGann [2nd Lt. Bush], Jamie Bamber [4th Lt. Archie Kennedy], Terence Corrigan [Midshipman Wellard], Philip Glenister [Gunner Hobbs], David Rintoul [Dr. Clive, Ship's Surgeon], Sean Gilder [Styles, Boatswain's Mate], Paul Copley [Matthews, Boatswain], Paul Brightwell [Marine Sgt. Whiting], Katia Caballero [Senora Ortega, Col. Ortega's Wife], John Castle [Capt. Collins, Member of Court], Richard Clews [Clerk]
Storyline: Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and possible execution for their actions in relieving their unstable captain. Before taking the Renown back to Jamaica for their court martial on charges of mutiny, Hornblower, Kennedy, and Bush convince an insecure and indecisive Lt. Buckland, now acting captain, that 
it would be appropriate to launch a surprise attack on the Spanish fortress at Santo Domingo. Matters are complicated when the inept Buckland incurs the enmity of the local rebels, who now regard them as enemies too. Captain Sawyer's increasing paranoia, deserting seamen, Buckland's growing jealousy of Hornblower, and the duplicity of the Spaniards all complicate the already perilous situation. 
[TV Movie - 98 min - Adventure | Drama | War - English - Color - UK - Meridian Broadcasting, United Film and Television Productions, A&E Network]

 

 

 

Quest for Captain Kidd, The (2001)
Director: Charles Vanderpool
Writer: Marilyn Vanderpool
[TV Movie - History - English - Color - USA]

 

 

 

 

 

Pirates of Penzance, The (2001)
Writer: William S. Gilbert (libretto)
Cast: Gareth Jones [Maj. Gen. Stanley], Michael Rayner [Edward, the Sergeant of Police], Patricia Leonard [Ruth], Charlotte Page [Mabel Stanley], Colin Lee [Frederic], James Cleverton [Richard, the Pirate Chief], Kathryn Holding [Kate], Paul Chapman [Samuel], Catherine Friel [Isabel], Alistair Armit [Pirate / Policeman], Pamela Baxter [Daughter], Daniel Bromley [Pirate / Policeman], Megan Dorke [Daughter], Craig Everitt [Pirate / Policeman], Nathanial Gibbs [Pirate / Policeman, as Nathanial Gibb]
[Video - 148 min - Comedy | Musical - English - UK]

Treasure Island (2001)
Director: Peter Rowe
Writers: Peter Rowe and Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)
Cast: Sarah Holland [The Strumpet], Pax Lohan [Gran], Anthony Booth [Chief Revenue Officer], Christopher Benjamin [Squire Trelawney], Malcolm Stoddard [Captain Smollet], David Robb [Doctor Livesey], Kevin Zegers [Jim Hawkins], Jake Fry [Morgan], Dermot Keaney [Israel Hands], Cody Palance [Blind Pew], Philip Whitchurch [Black Dog], Al Ashton [George Merry, as Al Hunter Ashton], Walter Sparrow [Ben Gunn], Patrick Bergin [Billy Bones], Jack Palance [Long John Silver]
Storyline: Another version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a boy and a gang of villainous pirates who search for a buried treasure.
[94 min - Adventure | Family - English - Color - UK | Canada - Fries Film Group, Kingsborough Greenlight Pictures, Isle of Man Film Commission]