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The Black Pirate

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The Black Pirate is a 1926 American silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a nobleman who infiltrates a band of pirates to avenge his father's death, notable as one of the first feature films photographed entirely in the two-color Technicolor process. Fairbanks, who also produced the film, performed many of his own stunts, including a widely noted shot in which his character slides down a ship's sail using a knife as a brake. It is regarded by film historians both as one of Fairbanks's finest swashbuckler vehicles and as an important early technical milestone in the development of color cinematography.

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Release Year
1926 1
Country
United States 1
Classification
Original Language
English 1
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Albert Parker, Figures
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1. The Black Pirate (Wikipedia)
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    The Black Pirate is a 1926 American silent color adventure film directed by Albert Parker, starring Douglas Fairbanks.
  • The Black Pirate, Description, original language
    The Black Pirate is a 1926 American silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a nobleman who infiltrates a band of pirates to avenge his father's death, notable as one of the first feature films photographed entirely in the two-color Technicolor process.
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    The Black Pirate is a 1926 American silent color adventure film directed by Albert Parker, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse, and Anders Randolf.
  • Created By: Albert Parker, Article lead sentence
    The Black Pirate is a 1926 American silent color adventure film directed by Albert Parker, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse, and Anders Randolf.
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