In the 1700s, one of the most feared buccaneers of the high seas is
Anne Providence, a protégée of the infamous Blackbeard. When she sinks an English ship, she
drowns the crew without a moment's compunction, but spares one man,
Pierre-François, a Frenchman being held captive in the
hold. When she learns that the Frenchman has one half of a
treasure map and is desperate to find the other half, Anne offers to
form an alliance with him. What she doesn't know is that
Pierre-François is a British spy...
Script: Philip Dunne, Arthur Caesar,
Herbert Ravenel Sass (story),
Cyril Hume (dialogue)
Cinematographer: Harry Jackson
Music: Franz Waxman
Cast: Jean Peters (Captain Anne Providence),
Louis Jourdan (Captain Pierre François LaRochelle),
Debra Paget (Molly LaRochelle),
Herbert Marshall (Dr. Jameson),
Thomas Gomez (Captain Edward Teach aka Blackbeard),
James Robertson Justice (Red Dougal),
Francis Pierlot (Herkimer),
Sean McClory (Hackett),
Holmes Herbert (English Sea Captain),
Byron Nelson (Bear Handler),
Douglas Bennett (Bear Wrestler),
Mario Siletti (Slave Market Auctioneer),
Robert R. Stephenson (Tavern Host),
Carleton Young (Pirate Mate),
Robert Adler (Pirate),
Fred Aldrich (Pirate at Inn),
Frank Arnold (Pirate),
Bob Blalock (Pirate),
Barry Brooks (Seaman on Molly-O'Brien),
Michael Capanna (Pirate)
Country: USA
Language: English
Support: Color
Runtime: 87 min
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