List of pirate films

Ŋɔ nyɛla pirate filimnim mini TV zuɣu, din yiri na pirate yaɣali ŋɔ, tum sɛnchiri 17th hali ti yi 18th sɛnchiri. Yuya ŋɔ nyɛla din gbaai saha shɛŋa pirate filimnima, TV zuɣu dina ni filim shɛŋa din ŋmani li, ka mani pirate filim shɛŋa ŋan nya zaɣim dina. Filim shɛŋa dabam ŋan ŋmani pirate filimnima, ka mani yila dini, pala din pahi.

Films

1900s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
1908	L'Honneur du corsaire	France	Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset	Charles Krauss	Short film
	The Pirate's Gold	United States	D. W. Griffith	George Gebhardt, Linda Arvidson, Charles Inslee	Short Film
1909	Morgan le pirate	France	Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset	Jean-Marie de l'Isle	Serial (3 parts)

1910s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
1911	Blackbeard	United States	Francis Boggs	Sydney Ayres, Hobart Bosworth	Short film about Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
1912	Treasure Island	United States	J. Searle Dawley	Addison Rothermel, Ben F. Wilson, Charles Ogle	Short film based on Treasure Island
1913	Pirate Gold	United States	Wilfred Lucas	Blanche Sweet, Charles Hill Mailes, J. Jiquel Lanoe	Short Film
1915	The Footsteps of Capt. Kidd	United States	Rex Beach, Edward A. Salisbury		Documentary
	On the Spanish Main	United States	Rex Beach, Edward A. Salisbury		Documentary
	Pirate Haunts	United States	Rex Beach, Edward A. Salisbury		Documentary
	A Submarine Pirate	United States	Charles Avery, Sydney Chaplin	Sydney Chaplin, Wesley Ruggles	Short film featuring submarine piracy
1916	Colonel Heeza Liar and the Pirates	United States	John Randolph Bray		Animated comedy short film
	Daphne and the Pirate	United States	Christy Cabanne	Lillian Gish, Elliott Dexter, Walter Long
1918	The Sea Panther	United States	Thomas N. Heffron	William Desmond, Mary Warren, Jack Richardson
	Treasure Island	United States	Chester M. Franklin, Sidney Franklin	Francis Carpenter, Virginia Lee Corbin, Violet Radcliffe	Based on Treasure Island
1919	Störtebeker		Ernst Wendt		Film about Klaus Störtebeker (c. 1360 – 1401), set in the North Sea and Baltic Sea

1920s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
1920	Jolanda, la figlia del Corsaro Nero	Italy	Vitale De Stefano	Anita Faraboni	Based on Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter
	Pirate Gold	United States	George B. Seitz	Marguerite Courtot, George B. Seitz, Frank Redman	Film serial
	Treasure Island	United States	Maurice Tourneur	Shirley Mason, Josie Melville, Al W. Filson	Based on Treasure Island
1921	The Black Corsair	Italy	Vitale De Stefano	Rodolfo Badaloni	Based on The Black Corsair
	Cold Steel	United States	Sherwood MacDonald	J. P. McGowan, Kathleen Clifford, Stanhope Wheatcroft
	Il figlio del corsaro rosso	Italy	Vitale De Stefano		Based on Son of the Red Corsair
	La regina dei Caraibi	Italy	Vitale De Stefano	La Bella Argentina, Rodolfo Badaloni	Based on The Queen of the Caribbean
	Gli ultimi filibustieri	Italy	Vitale Di Stefano	Riccardo Tassani	Based on the sequel novels of The Black Corsair
1922	Captain Kidd	United States	Burton L. King, J. P. McGowan	Eddie Polo, Kathleen Myers, Leslie Casey	Film serial
	Le Fils du Flibustier	France	Louis Feuillade	Aimé Simon-Girard	Film serial
	Masters of the Sea	Austria	Alexander Korda	Victor Varconi
1924	The Buccaneers		Mark Goldaine, Robert F. McGowan	Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels
1924	Captain Blood	United States	David Smith	J. Warren Kerrigan, Jean Paige, Charlotte Merriam	Based on Captain Blood
	Peter Pan	United States	Herbert Brenon	Betty Bronson, Ernest Torrence, George Ali	Based on Peter and Wendy
	The Sea Hawk	United States	Frank Lloyd	Milton Sills, Enid Bennett	Based on The Sea Hawk, set in the Elizabethan era in the Mediterranean Sea
1925	Clothes Make the Pirate	United States	Maurice Tourneur	Leon Errol, Dorothy Gish, Nita Naldi	Comedy
	Peter the Pirate	Germany	Arthur Robison	Paul Richter, Aud Egede Nissen, Rudolf Klein-Rogge	Set in the Mediterranean Sea
	Satan's Sister	United Kingdom	George Pearson	Betty Balfour
	Surcouf	France	Luitz-Morat	Jean Angelo	Film serial about Robert Surcouf (1773 – 1827), set in the Napoleonic Wars
1926	The Black Pirate	United States	Albert Parker	Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Anders Randolf	Also known as The Black Buccaneer
	Breed of the Sea	United States	Ralph Ince	Ralph Ince, Margaret Livingston, Pat Harmon
	The Eagle of the Sea	United States	Frank Lloyd	Florence Vidor, Ricardo Cortez	Film about Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823)
	Old Ironsides	United States	James Cruze	Charles Farrell, Esther Ralston, Wallace Beery	Also known as Sons of the Sea. Set in the Mediterranean Sea, in the early 19th century.
1927	The Road to Romance	United States	John S. Robertson	Ramon Novarro, Marceline Day, Marc McDermott	Based on Romance
1928	The Beautiful Corsair	Italy	Wladimiro De Liguoro	Rina De Liguoro
	The First Kiss	United States	Rowland V. Lee	Fay Wray, Gary Cooper, Lane Chandler
	Modern Pirates	Germany	Manfred Noa	Jack Trevor
1929	The Delightful Rogue	United States	Leslie Pearce	Rod La Rocque
	The Pirate of Panama	United States	Ray Taylor	Jay Wilsey, Natalie Kingston, Al Ferguson	Film serial

1930s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
1930	Hell Harbor	United States	Henry King	Lupe Vélez, Jean Hersholt, John Holland
1931	Corsair	United States	Roland West	Chester Morris
1934	Pirate Treasure	United States	Ray Taylor	Richard Talmadge, Lucille Lund, Walter Miller	Film serial
	Treasure Island	United States	Victor Fleming	Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lionel Barrymore	Based on Treasure Island
1935	Captain Blood	United States	Michael Curtiz	Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Lionel Atwill	Based on Captain Blood
	China Seas	United States	Tay Garnett	Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery
	Naughty Marietta	United States	Robert Z. Leonard, W. S. Van Dyke	Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy	Musical
	Pirate Party on Catalina Isle			Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Sterling Young, The Fanchonettes	Pirate-themed variety show held of Catalina Isle starring a number of Hollywood comics.
1936	Captain Calamity	United States	John Reinhardt	Marian Nixon, George Houston, Vince Barnett
	Dancing Pirate	United States	Lloyd Corrigan	Charles Collins, Frank Morgan, Steffi Duna	Musical comedy. Set in the 1820s.
1937	The Black Corsair	Italy	Amleto Palermi	Ciro Verratti, Silvana Jachino	Based on The Black Corsair
	Doctor Syn	United Kingdom	Roy William Neill	George Arliss, Margaret Lockwood, John Loder	Film about smugglers in England in the late 18th century. Based on Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh.
1938	The Buccaneer	United States	Cecil B. DeMille	Fredric March, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff	Film about Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823)
	Spawn of the North	United States	Henry Hathaway	George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour	Set in the coast of Alaska
1939	Jamaica Inn	United Kingdom	Alfred Hitchcock	Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Newton	Set in England in 1819. Based on Jamaica Inn

1940s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
1940	The Daughter of the Green Pirate	Italy	Enrico Guazzoni	Doris Duranti, Fosco Giachetti	Based on the sequel novels of The Black Corsair
	The Sea Hawk	United States	Michael Curtiz	Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains	Set in the Elizabethan era, but unlike the novel The Sea Hawk it is set in the Caribbean Sea
1942	The Black Swan	United States	Henry King	Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar	Film about Henry Morgan (c. 1635 – 1688)
	Reap the Wild Wind	United States	Cecil B. DeMille	Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard	Set in the 1840s along the Florida coast
1943	Il figlio del corsaro rosso	Italy	Marco Elter	Vittorio Sanipoli	Based on Son of the Red Corsair
	Gli ultimi filibustieri	Italy	Marco Elter	Vittorio Sanipoli	Based on the sequel novels of The Black Corsair
1944	El Corsario Negro	Mexico	Chano Urueta	Pedro Armendáriz, María Luisa Zea, June Marlowe	Based on The Black Corsair
	Frenchman's Creek	United States	Mitchell Leisen	Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone	Based on Frenchman's Creek
	The Princess and the Pirate	United States	David Butler	Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan, Victor McLaglen, Walter Slezak	Comedy
1945	Captain Kidd	United States	Rowland V. Lee	Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton	Film about Captain William Kidd (1654 – 1701)
	Manhunt of Mystery Island	United States	Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace Grissell	Richard Bailey, Linda Stirling	Film serial
	The Spanish Main	United States	Frank Borzage	Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak
1947	The Sea Hound	United States	W. B. Eason, Mack V. Wright	Buster Crabbe, Jimmy Lloyd (actor), Pamela Blake	Film serial
	Sinbad the Sailor	United States	Richard Wallace	Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Anthony Quinn	Set at the time of Caliph Harun al-Rashid (ruled from 786 to 809), in the Indian Ocean.
1948	Buccaneer Bunny	United States	Friz Freleng	Mel Blanc (voice)	Animated comedy short film
	The Pirate	United States	Vincente Minnelli	Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak	Musical
1949	Barbary Pirate	United States	Lew Landers	Donald Woods, Trudy Marshall	Film about the begin of the First Barbary War. Set in 1801
	Rosvo-Roope (Raunchy Ropey)	Finland	Hannu Leminen	Tauno Palo, Helena Kara, Ghedi Lönnberg

1950s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
1950	Buccaneer's Girl	United States	Frederick de Cordova	Yvonne De Carlo, Philip Friend, Robert Douglas	Set around 1810
	Double Crossbones	United States	Charles Barton	Donald O'Connor, Helena Carter, Will Geer	Comedy
	Fortunes of Captain Blood	United States	Gordon Douglas	Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, George Macready	Based on Captain Blood
	Last of the Buccaneers	United States	Lew Landers	Paul Henreid, Jack Oakie, Karin Booth	Film about Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823)
	Pirates of the High Seas	United States	Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr	Buster Crabbe, Lois Hall, Tommy Farrell	Film serial
	Treasure Island	United States United Kingdom	Byron Haskin	Robert Newton, Bobby Driscoll, Basil Sydney	Based on Treasure Island
	Two Lost Worlds	United States	Norman Dawn	James Arness, Kasey Rogers, Bill Kennedy	Set in the year 1830
1951	Anne of the Indies	United States	Jacques Tourneur	Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Debra Paget	With Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
	Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.	United Kingdom	Raoul Walsh	Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty	Based on the Horatio Hornblower novels. Set in the Napoleonic Wars
	Flame of Araby	United States	Charles Lamont	Maureen O'Hara, Jeff Chandler, Lon Chaney Jr., Buddy Baer	Film about the Brothers Barbarossa (Oruç Reis, c. 1474 – 1518, and Hayreddin Barbarossa, c. 1478 – 1546)
	Hurricane Island	United States	Lew Landers	Jon Hall, Marie Windsor, Romo Vincent	Set in Florida in the year 1513
	Revenge of the Pirates	Italy	Primo Zeglio	Jean-Pierre Aumont, Maria Montez
1952	Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd	United States	Charles Lamont	Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton	Comedy
	Against All Flags	United States	George Sherman	Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn	Set in Madagascar
	Blackbeard the Pirate	United States	Raoul Walsh	Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix	Film about Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
	Captain Pirate	United States	Ralph Murphy	Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, John Sutton	Based on Captain Blood. Also known as Captain Blood, Fugitive. Sequel to Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950).
	Caribbean Gold	United States	Edward Ludwig	John Payne, Arlene Dahl, Cedric Hardwicke	Set in 1728
	The Crimson Pirate	United States	Robert Siodmak	Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok
	The Golden Hawk	United States	Sidney Salkow	Sterling Hayden, Rhonda Fleming, Helena Carter
	Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair	Italy	Mario Soldati	May Britt, Marc Lawrence, Renato Salvatori	Based on Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter
	I tre corsari	Italy	Mario Soldati	Ettore Manni, Marc Lawrence, Renato Salvatori, Cesare Danova	Based on The Black Corsair
	Yankee Buccaneer	United States	Frederick de Cordova	Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady, Suzan Ball	Film about David Porter (1780 – 1843)
1953	Fair Wind to Java	United States	Joseph Kane	Fred MacMurray, Vera Ralston, Robert Douglas	Set in 1883
	The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd	United States	Derwin Abrahams, Charles S. Gould	Richard Crane, David Bruce, John Crawford	Film serial about Captain William Kidd (1654 – 1701)
	The Master of Ballantrae	United Kingdom	William Keighley	Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel, Beatrice Campbell, Yvonne Furneaux	Set after 1745, based on The Master of Ballantrae
	Peter Pan	United States	Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske	Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried (voices)	Animated film based on Peter and Wendy
	Prince of Pirates	United States	Sidney Salkow	John Derek, Barbara Rush, Carla Balenda	Set in the 16th century in the Netherlands
	Raiders of the Seven Seas	United States	Sidney Salkow	John Payne, Donna Reed, Gerald Mohr	Film about Barbarossa (Oruç Reis, c. 1474 – 1518)
1954	Alvaro piuttosto corsaro		Camillo Mastrocinque	Renato Rascel	Musical
	The Black Pirates	United States Mexico El Salvador	Allen H. Miner	Anthony Dexter, Martha Roth, and Lon Chaney Jr.
	Captain Hareblower	United States	Friz Freleng	Mel Blanc (voice)	Animated comedy short film
	Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl	United States	Lew Landers	Anthony Dexter, Eva Gabor, Alan Hale Jr.
	His Majesty O'Keefe	United States	Byron Haskin	Burt Lancaster	Film about David O'Keefe (1824 – 1901) and Bully Hayes (1827 – 1877)
	Long John Silver	United States	Byron Haskin	Robert Newton, Connie Gilchrist, Lloyd Berrell	Also known as Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island Sequel to Treasure Island
	Return to Treasure Island	United States	Ewald André Dupont	Tab Hunter, Dawn Addams, Porter Hall	Sequel to Treasure Island
1955	Moonfleet	United States	Fritz Lang	Stewart Granger, George Sanders, Joan Greenwood	Film about smugglers in England in the 18th century
	Pirates of Tripoli	United States	Felix E. Feist	Paul Henreid, Patricia Medina, Paul Newlan	Set in the Mediterranean Sea
1956	Davy Crockett and the River Pirates	United States	Norman Foster	Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York	Film about Davy Crockett (1786 – 1836), set on the Mississippi River
1957	Pirate of the Half Moon	Italy	Giuseppe Maria Scotese	John Derek, Gianna Maria Canale, Ingeborg Schöner	Set in the 16th century in the Mediterranean Sea
1958	The Amorous Corporal	France	Robert Darène	François Périer, Rossana Podestà, Robert Hirsch	Set in Madagascar
	The Buccaneer	United States	Anthony Quinn	Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Charlton Heston	Film about Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823)
	The Fabulous World of Jules Verne	Czechoslovakia	Karel Zeman	Lubor Tokoš, Arnost Navrátil, Miroslav Holub	Fantasy and science fiction film based on Facing the Flag by Jules Verne
	Pirate of the Black Hawk	Italy France	Sergio Grieco	Gérard Landry, Mijanou Bardot	Set in the 16th century in the Mediterranean Sea
1959	The Little Savage	United States	Byron Haskin	Pedro Armendáriz
	Marie of the Isles	France Italy	Georges Combret	Belinda Lee, Alain Saury, Magali Noël, Folco Lulli	Set in 1635
	The Pirate and the Slave Girl	Italy	Piero Pierotti	Lex Barker, Chelo Alonso, Massimo Serato, Graziella Granata	Set in the 16th century in the Mediterranean Sea
	Son of the Red Corsair	Italy	Primo Zeglio	Lex Barker	Based on Son of the Red Corsair

1960s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
1960	The Boy and the Pirates	United States	Bert I. Gordon	Charles Herbert, Susan Gordon, Murvyn Vye	Fantasy film with Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
	Morgan, the Pirate	Italy France	André de Toth, Primo Zeglio	Steve Reeves, Valérie Lagrange, Ivo Garrani	Film about Henry Morgan (c. 1635 – 1688)
	Pirates of the Coast	Italy	Domenico Paolella	Lex Barker
	Queen of the Pirates	Italy	Mario Costa	Gianna Maria Canale, Massimo Serato, Scilla Gabel	Set in the 16th century in the Mediterranean Sea
	Robin Hood and the Pirates	Italy	Giorgio Simonelli	Lex Barker, Walter Barnes	Set in England in the 12th century
	Swiss Family Robinson	United States	Ken Annakin	John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur	Set in the early 19th century, based on The Swiss Family Robinson
1961	Il conquistatore di Maracaibo		Eugenio Martín	Hans von Borsody, Luisella Boni
	Fury at Smugglers' Bay	United Kingdom	John Gilling	Peter Cushing, Bernard Lee, Michèle Mercier, John Fraser	Set in England in the 1790s.
	Guns of the Black Witch	Italy France	Domenico Paolella	Don Megowan, Silvana Pampanini
	Jules Verne's Mysterious Island	United States United Kingdom	Cy Endfield	Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Herbert Lom	Based on The Mysterious Island, set in 1865
	Pirates of Tortuga	United States	Robert D. Webb	Ken Scott, Letícia Román, Dave King
	Queen of the Seas	Italy France	Umberto Lenzi	Lisa Gastoni, Jerome Courtland, Walter Barnes	Also known as The Adventure of Mary Read Film about Mary Read (c. 1690 – 1721)
	Rage of the Buccaneers	Italy	Mario Costa	Ricardo Montalbán, Vincent Price, Giulia Rubini
	The Secret of the Black Falcon	Italy	Domenico Paolella	Lex Barker, Walter Barnes
1962	Avenger of the Seven Seas	Italy France	Domenico Paolella	Richard Harrison, Michèle Mercier, Walter Barnes	Set in 1790
	Hawk of the Caribbean	Italy	Piero Regnoli	Johnny Desmond, Yvonne Monlaur
	Hero's Island	United States	Leslie Stevens	James Mason, Neville Brand, Kate Manx	Set in 1718 at the Outer Banks of North Carolina
	Julius Caesar Against the Pirates	Italy	Sergio Grieco	Gustavo Rojo, Abbe Lane, Gordon Mitchell	An adventure of the young Julius Caesar, based on a true story. Set in the Mediterranean Sea in the years 75 BC and 74 BC.
	Musketeers of the Sea	Italy	Steno	Pier Angeli, Channing Pollock, Aldo Ray, Philippe Clay, Robert Alda
	The Pirates of Blood River	United Kingdom	John Gilling	Kerwin Mathews, Glenn Corbett, Christopher Lee
	Seven Seas to Calais	Italy	Rudolph Maté, Primo Zeglio	Rod Taylor, Keith Michell, Edy Vessel	Film about Francis Drake
	The Son of Captain Blood	Italy	Tulio Demicheli	Sean Flynn, Alessandra Panaro, John Kitzmiller	Based on Captain Blood
	Tiger of the Seven Seas	Italy	Luigi Capuano	Gianna Maria Canale, Anthony Steel, John Kitzmiller
1963	The Lion of St. Mark	Italy	Luigi Capuano	Gordon Scott, Gianna Maria Canale, Alberto Farnese	Set in the 1620 in the Mediterranean Sea
	Samson and the Sea Beast	Italy	Tanio Boccia	Kirk Morris, Margaret Lee
1964	Captain Clegg	United Kingdom	Peter Graham Scott	Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen	Also known as Night Creatures. Film about smugglers in England in the late 18th century. Based on Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh.
	The Devil-Ship Pirates	United Kingdom	Don Sharp	Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, John Cairney	Set in England in 1588
	Hercules and the Black Pirates	Italy	Luigi Capuano	Alan Steel, Rosalba Neri
	The Masked Man Against the Pirates	Italy	Vertunnio De Angelis	George Hilton, Tony Kendall
	The Pirates of Malaysia	Italy France Spain	Umberto Lenzi	Steve Reeves, Andrea Bosic, Jacqueline Sassard	Set in the 19th century in Malaysia
	Toto vs. the Black Pirate	Italy	Fernando Cerchio	Totò, Mario Petri	Comedy
	Treasure Island	China	Hsin-yan Chang, Qi Fu	Tseng Chang, Sisi Chen, Qi Fu
1965	The Adventurer of Tortuga	Italy	Luigi Capuano	Guy Madison, Ingeborg Schöner, Rik Battaglia
	Giant of the Evil Island	Italy	Piero Pierotti	Peter Lupus, Halina Zalewska
	A High Wind in Jamaica	United Kingdom	Alexander Mackendrick	Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Dennis Price	Set in 1870
1966	Assault on a Queen	United States	Jack Donohue	Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Alf Kjellin	Submarine piracy
	The Sea Pirate	Italy	Sergio Bergonzelli, Roy Rowland	Gérard Barray, Antonella Lualdi	Film about Robert Surcouf (1773 – 1827), set in the Napoleonic Wars
	Tonnerre sur l'océan Indien		Sergio Bergonzelli, Roy Rowland	Gérard Barray, Antonella Lualdi	Film about Robert Surcouf (1773 – 1827), set in the Napoleonic Wars
1967	The King's Pirate	United States	Don Weis	Doug McClure, Jill St. John, Guy Stockwell
	The Rover	Italy	Terence Young	Anthony Quinn, Rosanna Schiaffino, Rita Hayworth	Based on The Rover, set in France in the Napoleonic Wars
1968	Blackbeard's Ghost	United States	Robert Stevenson	Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette	Fantasy comedy
1969	Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera	Italy	Mario Amendola	Franco and Ciccio, Fernando Sancho	Comedy

1970s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
1970	Il corsaro		Antonio Mollica	Robert Woods
	Pippi in the South Seas	Sweden West Germany	Olle Hellbom	Inger Nilsson	Comedy, based on Pippi in the South Seas
1971	Blackie the Pirate	Italy	Enzo Gicca	Terence Hill, George Martin, Bud Spencer
	Los corsarios		Ferdinando Baldi	Dean Reed, Alberto de Mendoza, Annabella Incontrera
	The Light at the Edge of the World	United States Spain	Kevin Billington	Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar	Set at Cape Horn in the year 1865. Based on The Lighthouse at the End of the World
1972	Un pirata de doce años		René Cardona Jr.	Hugo Stiglitz, René Cardona III, Christa Linder
	Pirates of Blood Island		José Luis Merino	Carlos Quiney, Stelvio Rosi
	Treasure Island	United States	Hal Sutherland	Richard Dawson, Davy Jones, Dal McKennon (voices)	Animated film based on Treasure Island
	Treasure Island	United Kingdom France West Germany Italy Spain	John Hough	Orson Welles, Kim Burfield, Lionel Stander	Based on Treasure Island
1973	Ghost in the Noonday Sun	United Kingdom	Peter Medak	Peter Sellers	Comedy
	Scalawag	United Kingdom	Kirk Douglas	Kirk Douglas	Set in California in the 19th century
1974	Les Démoniaques	France	Jean Rollin	Joëlle Cœur, Lieva Lone, Patricia Hermenier, John Rico, Willy Braque	Horror. Set at the end of the 19th century, on the north European coast.
	The Ghost Galleon	Spain	Amando de Ossorio	Maria Perschy, Jack Taylor	Horror film
1976	The Black Corsair		Sergio Sollima	Kabir Bedi, Carole André, Mel Ferrer	Based on The Black Corsair
	Noroît	France	Jacques Rivette	Geraldine Chaplin, Bernadette Lafont, Kika Markham	Avant-garde and experimental film
	Swashbuckler	United States	James Goldstone	Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Geneviève Bujold	Also known as Scarlet Buccaneer
1977	Oro rojo	Spain Mexico	Alberto Vázquez Figueroa	José Sacristán, Isela Vega, Hugo Stiglitz
	Golden Rendezvous	South Africa	Ashley Lazarus	Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, Gordon Jackson

1980s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
1980	The Island	United States	Michael Ritchie	Michael Caine, David Warner, Angela Punch McGregor
1981	Los Diablos del mar		Juan Piquer Simón	Ian Sera, Patty Shepard, Frank Braña
1982	The Pirate Movie	Australia	Ken Annakin	Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted Hamilton	Musical
1983	Nate and Hayes	New Zealand United States	Ferdinand Fairfax	Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Jenny Seagrove	Film about Bully Hayes (1827 – 1877)
	The Pirates of Penzance	United Kingdom United States	Wilford Leach	Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt	Musical
	Space Raiders	United States	Howard R. Cohen	Vince Edwards, David Mendenhall	Science fiction
	Yellowbeard	United States	Mel Damski	Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle	Comedy
	Project A	Hong Kong	Jackie Chan	Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao	Action comedy
1984	The Ice Pirates	United States	Stewart Raffill	Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts	Science fiction
	The Master of Ballantrae	United States United Kingdom	Douglas Hickox	Michael York, Timothy Dalton, John Gielgud	Television film set after 1745, based on The Master of Ballantrae
1985	The Goonies	United States	Richard Donner	Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman
1985	The Lightship	United States	Jerzy Skolimowski	Robert Duvall, Arliss Howard, Klaus Maria Brandauer
	The Pirates of Penzance		Norman Campbell	Brent Carver, Jeff Hyslop, Caralyn Tomlin	Television film musical
	Treasure Island	United Kingdom France United States	Raúl Ruiz	Melvil Poupaud, Martin Landau, Vic Tayback	Based on Treasure Island
1986	Castle in the Sky	Japan	Hayao Miyazaki		Animated science fiction film
	Pirates	France Tunisia Poland	Roman Polanski	Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas
1987	Jim & Piraterna Blom	Sweden	Hans Alfredson	Johan Åkerblom, Ewa Fröling, Jan Malmsjö
	The Princess Bride	United States	Rob Reiner	Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, André the Giant
	Project A Part II	Hong Kong	Jackie Chan	Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, Bill Tung	Action comedy
1988	Deep Rising	United States	Stephen Sommers	Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald
	Iguana	Italy	Monte Hellman	Everett McGill, Fabio Testi, Michael Madsen	Set in the 19th century on a remote island of the Galápagos Islands
	Act of Piracy	United States	John Cardos	Gary Busey, Belinda Bauer, Ray Sharkey

1990s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
1990	Shipwrecked	Norway United States	Nils Gaup	Stian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne, Louisa Milwood-Haigh
	Treasure Island	United Kingdom United States	Fraser Clarke Heston	Charlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed, Christopher Lee	Television film based on Treasure Island
	Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair	United States Germany Italy France	Alberto Negrin	Burt Lancaster, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Culp, Renzo Montagnani, Rebecca Schaeffer	Television film
	Pirate Prince		Alan Horrox	Sean Blowers, Danny Cerqueira, Mona Hammond	Television film
	Pirate's Island	Australia	Viktors Ritelis	Beth Buchanan, Brian Rooney, Sancho Gracia	Television film
1991	Matusalem	Canada	Roger Cantin	Marc Labrèche, Jessica Barker, Maxime Collin
	Hook	United States	Steven Spielberg	Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts	Based on Peter and Wendy
1992	Under Siege	United States	Andrew Davis	Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey
1994	Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins		Scott Garen	Anthony Zerbe, Corey Carrier, Jason Beghe	Television film based on Treasure Island
1995	Cutthroat Island	United States France	Renny Harlin	Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella
	Magic Island	United States	Sam Irvin	Zachery Ty Bryan, Andrew Divoff, Edward Kerr
	Waterworld	United States	Kevin Reynolds	Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper	Science fiction
1996	Muppet Treasure Island	United States	Brian Henson	Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Billy Connolly	Comedy, based on Treasure Island
1998	Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas	Japan	Tsutomu Shibayama		Animated film based on Doraemon anime
	Matusalem II		Roger Cantin	Manuel Aranguiz, Jean Pierre Bergeron, Pierre-Luc Brillant
	Six Days, Seven Nights	United States	Ivan Reitman	Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Temuera Morrison
1999	Pirates of the Plain	United States	John R. Cherry III	Tim Curry, Seth Adkins, Dee Wallace, Charles Napier	Fantasy comedy
	I predatori delle Antille	Italy	Joe D'Amato	Anita Skultéty
	Treasure Island	United States	Peter Rowe	Jack Palance	Based on Treasure Island
	Final Voyage	United States	Jim Wynorski	Dylan Walsh, Ice-T, Erika Eleniak, Claudia Christian

2000s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
2000	One Piece: The Movie	Japan	Junji Shimizu	Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi	Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
	Agent Red	United States	Damian Lee	Dolph Lundgren, Alexander Kuznetov, Natalie Radford	Submarine piracy
2001	The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag	Germany	Gerhard Hahn		Animated fantasy film with Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
2002	Treasure Planet	United States	Ron Clements, John Musker	Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emma Thompson, Martin Short (voices)	Animated science fiction film, based on Treasure Island
2003	Captain Sabertooth	Norway	Stig Bergqvist, Rasmus A. Sivertsen	Terje Formoe, Ole Alfsen, Nina Lund Feste (voices)	Comedy
	One Piece The Movie: Dead End no Bōken	Japan	Kōnosuke Uda		Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
	Peter Pan	United States	P. J. Hogan	Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Olivia Williams	Based on Peter and Wendy
	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	United States	Gore Verbinski	Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas	United States	Tim Johnson, Patrick Gilmore		Animated comedy film. Set in the Mediterranean Sea
	Singing Behind Screens		Ermanno Olmi	Jun Ichikawa, Bud Spencer	Film about Ching Shih (1775–1844)
2004	One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword	Japan	Kazuhisa Takenouchi		Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
2005	Piet Piraat en de betoverde kroon		Bart Van Leemputten	Peter Van De Velde
	The Pirate's Curse		Mark Roper	Thomas Ian Griffith
	Submerged	United States	Anthony Hickox	Steven Seagal, William Hope, Vinnie Jones	Submarine piracy
	Pirates	United States	Joone	Jesse Jane, Carmen Luvana, Janine, Teagan Presley, Devon, Jenaveve Jolie and Evan Stone	Pornographic film
	Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove	United States	Gary Jones	Rhett Giles, Tom Nagel, Kristina Korn	Slasher film about a vengeful undead pirate. Set in modern times.
2006	Pirates of Treasure Island	United States	Leigh Scott	Lance Henriksen	Based on Treasure Island
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	United States	Gore Verbinski	Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley
	Pirates of the Great Salt Lake	United States	E. R. Nelson	Kirby Heyborne, Trenton James, Larry Bagby
	A Pirate's Heart		Miguel Alexandre	Ken Duken, Claire Keim, Gottfried John, Gudrun Landgrebe, Frank Giering	Television film about Klaus Störtebeker (c. 1360 – 1401), set in the North Sea and Baltic Sea
2007	Band of Pirates: Buccaneer Island		Bruce Mercury, TL Jones	Bruce Mercury, TL Jones
	L'Île aux trésors	France	Alain Berbérian	Gérard Jugnot, Alice Taglioni, Jean-Paul Rouve	Based on Treasure Island
	One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta	Japan	Takahiro Imamura		Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	United States	Gore Verbinski	Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Chow Yun-Fat, Geoffrey Rush
	Treasure Island	Germany	Hansjörg Thurn	Tobias Moretti, François Goeske, Diane Willems, Christian Tramitz, Jürgen Vogel	A German television film, Die Schatzinsel, based on the novel by R.L. Stevenson, it adds a character, Captain Flint's daughter
	Mercedes Ray	United States	Tucker Lucas	Amber Rae Bernhardt, Scott Horvik, Scott Edward Haugen, David Wintersteen, J.J. Gordon, Steve Poitras	A low-budget sci-fi comedy about a young, antiquities-pilfering female pirate who, by way of her ramshackle homemade time machine, inadvertently causes numerous past U.S. presidents to be transported to modern-day 21st Century America.
2008	Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge	United States	Joone	Jesse Jane, Belladonna, Evan Stone	Pornographic film
	The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie	United States	Mike Nawrocki		Animated comedy film
2009	12 Paces Without a Head	Germany	Sven Taddicken	Ronald Zehrfeld, Matthias Schweighöfer	Film about Klaus Störtebeker (c. 1360 – 1401), set in the North Sea and Baltic Sea
	One Piece Film: Strong World	Japan	Munehisa Sakai		Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation

2010s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
2011	The Pirate Tapes	Canada	Andrew Moniz, Rock Baijnauth		Documentary film
	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	United States	Rob Marshall	Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush
2012	A Hijacking	Denmark	Tobias Lindholm	Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling, Dar Salim
	One Piece Film: Z	Japan	Tatsuya Nagamine		Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
	The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!	United Kingdom United States	Peter Lord	Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven (voices)	Animated comedy film. Based on The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
	Ice Age: Continental Drift	United States	Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier	Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah, Peter Dinklage	Animated film
2013	Captain Phillips	United States	Paul Greengrass	Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi
2014	Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama	Norway	John Andreas Andersen, Lisa Marie Gamlem	Kyrre Haugen Sydness	Captain Sabertooth series
	The Pirate Fairy	United States	Peggy Holmes	Mae Whitman, Christina Hendricks, Tom Hiddleston (voices)	Animated film based on Peter and Wendy
2015	Pan	United States	Joe Wright	Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Amanda Seyfried	Based on Peter and Wendy
	Pirate's Passage	Canada	Mike Barth, Jamie Gallant	Donald Sutherland, Gage Munroe, Carrie-Anne Moss	Animated film
2016	One Piece Film: Gold	Japan	Hiroaki Miyamoto		Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
2017	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales	United States	Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg	Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem
2018	Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island	Japan	Kazuaki Imai		Based on Doraemon anime, and on Treasure Island
	Aquaman	United States	James Wan	Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe	Submarine piracy
	Thugs of Hindostan	India	Vijay Krishna Acharya	Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Amitabh Bachchan	Set in 1795, the film follows a band of Thugs led by Khudabaksh Azaad, who aspires to free Hindostan (the Indian subcontinent) from the rule of the expanding British East India Company.
2019	Kaptein Sabeltann og den magiske diamant	Norway	Marit Moum Aune, Rasmus A. Sivertsen		Animated film based on the Captain Sabertooth series

2020s

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
2022	One Piece Film: Red	Japan	Gorō Taniguchi		Based on One Piece and its anime adaptation
2023	Peter Pan & Wendy	United States	David Lowery	Jude Law, Jim Gaffigan	Based on Peter Pan and Wendy

Television series

Released	Title	Country	Director	Notable cast	Notes
1954	The Adventures of Long John Silver	Australia	Byron Haskin	Robert Newton, Connie Gilchrist, Kit Taylor	26 episode TV series filmed in colour in Australia.
1956	The Buccaneers	United Kingdom	C.M. Pennington-Richards	Robert Shaw, Paul Hansard, Brian Rawlinson
1986	Return to Treasure Island	United Kingdom	Alan Clayton	Brian Blessed, Christopher Guard, Reiner Schöne	Television miniseries based on Treasure Island
1987	Treasure Island in Outer Space	Italy	Antonio Margheriti	Anthony Quinn, Ernest Borgnine, Klaus Löwitsch	Science fiction miniseries, based on Treasure Island
1990	Peter Pan and the Pirates	United States		Tim Curry, Kath Soucie, Chris M. Allport (voices)	Animated series based on Peter and Wendy
1991	The Pirates of Dark Water	United States		Jodi Benson, Héctor Elizondo, George Newbern (voices)	Animated television series
1994	Pirates	United Kingdom	Peter Tabern	Mem Ferda, Benjamin Rennis, June Brown	Children's television series
1996	Return to Treasure Island		Steve La Hood	Jed Brophy, Will Clannachan, Richard Condon	Based on Treasure Island
1997	Pirate Tales		Kevin McCarey	Chuck Shamata, Roger Daltrey, Richard Schumann	Television miniseries
1998	Mad Jack the Pirate	United States			Animated television series
1999	Caraibi		Lamberto Bava	Paolo Seganti, Nicholas Rogers, Mario Adorf, Padma Lakshmi, Jennifer Nitsch	Television miniseries also known as Pirates: Blood Brothers
	One Piece	Japan			Anime adaptation of the manga One Piece
	Famille Pirate	France Germany Canada			Animated television series
2003	Pirate Islands	Australian		Brooke Harman, Nicholas Donaldson, Eliza Taylor
2006	Blackbeard	United States	Kevin Connor	Angus Macfadyen, Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Stacy Keach	TV miniseries about Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
	Blackbeard: Terror at Sea	United Kingdom	Richard Dale, Tilman Remme	James Purefoy	TV miniseries about Blackbeard (c. 1680 – 1718)
2011	Jake and the Never Land Pirates	United States			Animated television series
	Piratas	Spain
2012	Treasure Island	United Kingdom Ireland	Steve Barron	Eddie Izzard, Toby Regbo, Elijah Wood, Donald Sutherland	Television miniseries based on Treasure Island
2014	Black Sails	United States	Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine	Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold	Set roughly two decades before the events of Treasure Island and during the Golden Age of Piracy.
	Crossbones	United States	Neil Cross, James V. Hart and Amanda Welles	John Malkovich, Richard Coyle, Claire Foy, Yasmine Al Masri, David Hoflin, Chris Perfetti, Tracy Ifeachor	Based on Colin Woodard's book The Republic of Pirates.
2017	The Pirates Next Door	France			Animated television series
2021	The Lost Pirate Kingdom	United States	Stan Griffin, Justin Rickett, Patrick Dickinson	Sam Callis, James Oliver Wheatley, Derek Jacobi	Netflix docuseries portraying the rise and fall of the 18th century pirate republic based in Nassau, Bahamas.
2022	Our Flag Means Death	United States	David Jenkins	Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Kristian Nairn, Rory Kinnear	Period comedy semi-based on the story of Stede Bonnet, an aristocrat who abandons his life to become a pirate.
2023	One Piece	United Kingdom United States Japan			Live-action adaptation of the manga One Piece

Pirate film series

Title	Number of films	Years	Notes
One Piece	15	2000–2022	Based on One Piece anime
Pirates of the Caribbean	5	2003–present