Pirates is an adventure-comedy film written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Roman Polanski. It was directed by Roman Polanski and released in 1986. It was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.
Riding on the success of the highly acclaimed Chinatown, Roman Polanski began to write a screenplay for a swashbuckling adventure film called Pirates. Originally, Polański intended for Jack Nicholson to play the central role of ...
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Pirates is an adventure-comedy film written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Roman Polanski. It was directed by Roman Polanski and released in 1986. It was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.
Riding on the success of the highly acclaimed Chinatown, Roman Polanski began to write a screenplay for a swashbuckling adventure film called Pirates. Originally, Polański intended for Jack Nicholson to play the central role of Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red, a grizzled old pirate, but complications arose partially due to the enormous fees Nicholson was demanding (according to Polanski, when Nicholson was asked what exactly he wanted, he replied, "I want more.") Following this, the production was delayed for a number of years when Polanski was arrested for statutory rape, which caused him to flee the country to avoid sentencing. Production restarted later in Europe, this time with a different production company. The role of Captain Red went to Walter Matthau and the...
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