The Pirates of Blood River
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
The Pirates of Blood River (1962, UK) is an Action/Adventure film directed by John Gilling.
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Main Details
- Released on July 31, 1962 (UK; August 1962 in the U.S.; first shown in Denmark on May 9th)
- Color
- Running time : 87 minutes
- Production Co.: Hammer Studios| Columbia Pictures (presents)
- Distribution Co.: Columbia Pictures
- Directed by John Gilling
- Written by John Gilling and John Hunter from a story by Jimmy Sangster (Anthony Nelson Keys was uncredited)
- Starring: Kerwin Matthews, Christopher Lee, Oliver Reed, Glenn Corbett
Plot Summary
- A group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.
Tagline
- Ransacking a lost tropic island... for a fabulous idol of gold!