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57% Critic Match
The Boy and the Pirates
“Boy Against Buccaneer!”
5.7 / 10• 1960• 1h 22m•NR• English
AdventureFamilyFantasy
Storyline
Jimmy desires to be a pirate when one day he discovers a magic bottle on the beach. He makes a wish and suddenly finds himself aboard Blackbeard's ship. Soon he realizes that being a pirate isn't what he expected.
Cast & Crew
Charles Herbert
Jimmy Warren
Lead
Susan Gordon
Kathy/Katrina Van Keif
Murvyn Vye
Blackbeard
Paul Guilfoyle
Snipe
Timothy Carey
Morgan
Joe Turkel
Abu the Genie
Archie Duncan
Scoggins
Than Wyenn
Hunter
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bert I. Gordon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Boy and the Pirates is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
