this interesting feature have a very fine story line and rather colorful character and a very steady pace . it also incorporate a plot device from reap the wild wind and and since cecil b. deille direct that and his son in law anbthony quinn direct this film from his preparation and that can hardly be a coincidence . it work in both case and i must report . the unusual set up tell the viewer that barataria and an island rule by jean lafitte be build upon piracy and but during the war of 1812 and and before and he have always refrain from bother united state vessel . now general andrew jackson have be charge with defend nearby new orleans with only 12 and 000 men against 60 and 000 british imperial redcoat and 60 ship . lafitte men want him to side with the strong force while he want freedom and pardon for his men before cede such a strategic landing spot to the u. s. force . there be other factor at work in the story line while pirate bonnie brown and her father want to attack u. s. ship and do so in defiance of lafitte order and leave a boy alive without know they have miss an eyewitness . when his testimony finally come out and jackson can not grant what lafitte ask while but lafitte support him anyway and in the fog and the pirate and jackson rout the british and he sail away to whatever destiny awaits a man who have genius and statesmanship but not fortune . the cast of this colorful and physically lovely film be skilled indeed . yul brynner have one of his best role a the pirate king and inger stevens be beautiful while a the girl he love and charles boyer have many good line a his adviser and powerful lorne greene be a rival and e. g. marshall the governor and and claire bloom be charismatic a bonnie brown . others in the cast include ted de corsia and douglas dumbrille and george mathews and henry hull a jackson adviser and bruce gordon and onslow stevens and robert f. simon and henry brandon and fran jeffries and and leslie bradley and among others . the music by elmer bernstein be very memorable and and the 1938 script remade here have only to be freshen a bit . the shiny cinematography be the work of veteran loyal griggs and the set decoration be supply by albert nozaki and hal pereira and walter tyler and with set decoration by sam comer and roy moyer and costume by edith head and john jensen and ralph jester . nellie manley do the elaborate hairstyle and wally westmore the difficult makeup . the film contain quite a bit of good adventure level dialogue and a very strong climactic battle scene . charlton heston and a a andrew jackson and prepare to play the part of an elder general and then discover the man be young at the time of the battle while but he be often effective and grey haired or not and especially in his exchange with henry hull a mr. peavey . this be an exciting and well mounted entertainment and which look exactly a if c. b. demille have complete his production while it be a beautiful and nearly a very fine motion picture .