The Pirate
GenreDrama
Based onThe Pirate
1974 novel
by Harold Robbins
Written byJulius J. Epstein
Directed byKen Annakin
StarringFranco Nero
Theme music composerBill Conti
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerPaul Picard
ProducerHoward W. Koch
Production locationsThe Mission Inn, Riverside, California
Stage 5, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California
Tropico Gold Mine, Rosamond, California
CinematographyRoland 'Ozzie' Smith
EditorsHoward Epstein
Russell Livingstone
Running time240 min.
Production companiesHoward W. Koch Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseNovember 21 (1978-11-21) –
November 22, 1978 (1978-11-22)

The Pirate is a 1978 American two-part, four-hour television miniseries directed by Ken Annakin. It is based on the 1974 novel with the same title written by Harold Robbins.[1][2] It was broadcast in two parts by CBS on November 21–22, 1978.[3][4]

Plot

A man raised by wealthy and powerful Arab parents, is put in charge of his country's vast oil fortunes; only to discover he was born to Jewish birth parents. He then comes into conflict with a terrorist group...headed by his own daughter!

Cast

References

  1. ^ Howard Pearson (September 21, 1978). "Franco Nero In Pirate Mini-series". Deseret News. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Confessions of a Blue-Eyed Arab". Los Angeles Times. August 10, 1978. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Oil Fortune Handled By The Pirate'". Schenectady Gazette. November 17, 1978.
  4. ^ Arthur Unger (November 17, 1978). "Stand by to repel boarders: TV's 'Pirate' comes alongside". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

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Films directed by Ken Annakin
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