The Pirate and the Slave Girl

1h 39m 1961

Brief Synopsis

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Bianca, the beautiful daughter of Rhodes military governor, travels in the San Luca from the Venice Republic to her home in Rhodes, and without her knowledge, the ship also brings secret orders for her father to attack the Mediterranean ports dominated by the Sultan Selim. Dragut, the terrific Mediterranean pirate, attacks and conquers the Sun Luca. The sad knews reach the Governor of Rhodes when he was expelling Diego, an unscrupulous captain, who immediately offers his services to retake the ship, and free the girl. Without alternatives, the Governor accepts, and Diogo enlists as a pirate under the service of Dragut. In his devious mind, once he gets his hands on the plans, he will sell them for good price to Suliman, whom he knows to pay in gold, rather than a polite thank you, as the Governor would do... Indeed, he is able to rob the secret plans from Dragut, but he was so much under the spell of Miriam's beauty, that he decides to take risks, and follow her through the desert to Selim's palace, where she is going to be sold as slave with her young women companions. After a number of adventures, escaping the wooing of beautiful and mean Arab Princess Miriam, and surviving naval battles and desert fights, Diego and the young women are captured by Dragut, and condemned to hang him from the highest mast. Meanwhile, the Governor managed to warn the Venetian navy, who appears just in time to interrupt the proceedings. Diego gets free just in time to defend Bianca, and engage Dragut in a decisive sword duel to the death.

Cast & Crew

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Piero Pierotti

Director

Lex Barker

Dragut

Chelo Alonso

Miriam

Massimo Serato

Captain Diego

Graziella Granata

Bianca

Daniele Vargas

Gamal

Film Details

Also Known As
La scimitarra del Saraceno, La vengeance du Sarrasin
Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 13 Dec 1961
Production Company
Fortunato Misiano; Romana Film; S. N. C.
Distribution Company
Crest Film Distributors
Country
France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Ferraniacolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

Synopsis

During a raid, the 15th century pirate Dragut obtains some Venetian military documents and abducts Bianca, the daughter of the governor of Rhodes. Dragut adds the young woman to his collection of captive females destined for delivery to Princess Miriam, a slave dealer with whom he is in love. Desperate, the governor pardons Diego, an imprisoned adventurer, on the condition that he retrieve both Bianca and the documents. Diego joins Dragut's crew but is flogged for eyeing Bianca and then left to die in the desert. He nevertheless makes his way to Miriam's oasis to have his wounds treated. By the time Dragut arrives with Bianca and the documents (which he plans to sell to the highest enemy bidder), Miriam has fallen in love with Diego. Diego steals the documents and makes his escape, but he is captured and sentenced to death by Dragut and the vengeful Miriam. Catalan fishermen drive off Dragut, Miriam, and the pirates, however, and return Diego, Bianca, and the documents to the Venetian Republic.

Director

Piero Pierotti

Director

Cast

Lex Barker

Dragut

Chelo Alonso

Miriam

Massimo Serato

Captain Diego

Graziella Granata

Bianca

Daniele Vargas

Gamal

Luigi Tosi

Francisco

Bruno Corelli

Selim

Enzo Maggio

Candela

Michele Malaspina

Anna Arena

Franco Fantasia

Ubaldo Lay

Evelina Laudani

Nadia Brivio

Valeria Gramignani

Geneviève Audry

Rina Mascetti

Gianni Rizzo

Crew

Iolanda Benvenuti

Film Editor

Michele Cozzoli

Music

Luciano Martino

Screenwriter

Piero Pierotti

Story-Screenplay

Bruno Rasia

Screenwriter

Bruno Rasia

Art Director

Augusto Tiezzi

Director of Photography

Film Details

Also Known As
La scimitarra del Saraceno, La vengeance du Sarrasin
Release Date
Jan 1961
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 13 Dec 1961
Production Company
Fortunato Misiano; Romana Film; S. N. C.
Distribution Company
Crest Film Distributors
Country
France

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Ferraniacolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

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Notes

Produced in Italy in 1959 as La scimitarra del Saraceno; opened in Paris in July 1960 as La vengeance du Sarrasin; running time: 99 min.

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