El corsario negro
1944 Mexican film
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El Corsario Negro ("The Black Corsair") is a 1944 Mexican film of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. It was directed by Chano Urueta and stars Pedro Armendariz,[1] José Baviera, June Marlowe,[A][3] and Maria Luisa Zea. The film is based on the 1898 adventure novel The Black Corsair by Emilio Salgari.[4] It is the story of a seventeenth-century pirate (Pedro Armendariz) who declares a ceaseless war against the injustice of a cruel governor (José Baviera) of Maracaibo. In the course of his struggle, he finds the love of a beautiful maiden (June Marlowe),[A] and loses his childhood friend (Maria Luisa Zea).
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| Directed by | Chano Urueta |
| Screenplay by | Antonio Momplet |
| Based on | The Black Corsair by Emilio Salgari |
| Starring | Pedro Armendariz |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The film was a major production that gained popularity with audiences in Mexico and Latin America, but received negative reviews from critics.[5][6]
It is in the public domain in both Mexico and the United States.[7][8]
Notes
- Martha Black,[2] not Gisela Goetten.
