i always enjoy watch this when it come on television during prime time every year in the 60 . it a typical hollywood history epic and dramatize and stylize and full of inaccuracy but so what and it an entertaining movie and a good look film . cecil b. demille at the end of his life be the executive producer of this remake of his 1938 film . his son in law actor anthony quinn who have the support role of beluche in the 38 film be the director in his directorial debut and swan song a he have never direct a film before and never would again . demille assemble a crew who have recently work on his 10 commandment to help quinn pull it off include longtime demille associate producer or actor henry wilcoxon oversee the project . also from the 10 commandment be screenwriter jesse lasky and cinematographer loyalk griggs and assistant director francisco day and 2nd unit director arthur rosson and art director walter tyler and hal pereira and set director sam comer and ray moyer and costume designer edith head and john jensen and ralph lester who a a costume design team receive the buccaneer only oscar nomination . a great cast here from team demille head up by yul brynner a pirate jean lafitte and charleton heston a future president general andrew jackson . also in the cast be charles boyer and e. g. marshall and lorne greene and claire bloom and inger stevens . at just over two hour it drag in some spot but make up for it with some excellent battle scene . i would give it a 7 . 5 out of 10 .