Pirates
Pirates ★½ 1986 (PG-13)
Blustery, confused effort at a big-budgeted retro-adventure, about a highly regarded pirate and his gains and losses on the high seas. Broad comedy, no story to speak of. 124m/ C VHS . Walter Matthau, Cris Campion, Damien Thomas, Richard Pearson, Charlotte Lewis, Olu Jacobs, David Patrick Kelly, Roy Kinnear, Bill Fraser, Jose Santamaria; D: Roman Polanski; W: Gerard Brach, Roman Polanski. Cesar '87: Art Dir./ Set Dec., Costume Des.
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