Piercing Drama of La Fitte - Man or Devil ?
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but it's inhabited by the last big buccaneer: Jean Lafitte. Although Lafitte never attacks American ships, the governor hates him for selling merchandise without taxes - and is loved by the citizens for the same reason. When the big fight gets nearer, Lafitte is drawn between the fronts. His heart belongs to America, but his people urge him to join the party that's more likely to win.
December 11, 1958
Paramount Pictures
36 people
Yul Brynner
Jean Lafitte
Acting
Claire Bloom
Bonnie Brown
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Charles Boyer
Dominique You
Acting
Inger Stevens
Annette Claiborne
Acting
Charlton Heston
Gen. Andrew Jackson
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Henry Hull
Ezra Peavey
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Lorne Greene
Mercier
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E.G. Marshall
Gov. William Claiborne
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Ted de Corsia
Capt. Rumbo
Acting
Douglass Dumbrille
Collector of the Port
Acting
Robert F. Simon
Capt. Brown
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Sir Lancelot
Scipio
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