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The Buccaneers [1956] [DVD]

DVD ~ Robert Shaw
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Robert Shaw, Paul Hansard, Brian Rawlinson, Edwin Richfield, Peter Hammond
  • Directors: C.M. Pennington-Richards
  • Writers: Terence Moore, Thomas A. Stockwell, Zachary Weiss
  • Format: Black & White, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 5
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Network
  • DVD Release Date: 25 April 2005
  • Run Time: 975 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0007XT1LE
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 37,366 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Comprises the complete thirty-nine episodes of the television series which features a reformed pirate.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thigh High Leather Boots!, 22 Mar 2007
By Linda D. Terrell "Nomad & Standby" (Dunedin, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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Nearly 50 years before Jack Sparrow there was The Buccaneers.

I loved this series when I was 10. Allowing for the technology of the time, it's still a fun show, with good dialogue and good acting. Camera work is generally tight and the sets don't shake.

I am still in love with Lt. Beamish, and the wary relationship he and Tempest develop. But after watching and rewatching 50 years later, I find Hammond's Beamish is the best character in the show. Certainly the most developed one. (And this close to drop-dead gorgeous). Shaw was pretty much playing himself. But Hammond fleshed out what was essentially a comedy relief role of a naive bumbler with authority figure issues into someone with real grit underneath, added the touchstone orf "King and Country", honor and friendship, and went toe to toe with Shaw's ego and came out dead even or sometimes ahead.

The ad-libs and one-upmanship in this old series are just a tickle. I have no idea of what the professional relationship between Shaw and Hammond was, but the two characters really click.

Pity that Beamish disappears after episode 26. The show loses some spark as Tempest has no one to really bounce off of. Beamish was the only one who butted heads with him.

This is a Broadway musical waiting to happen. Someone please show this to Mel Brooks!

A terrific Yo Ho.

And thigh-high leather boots. . . .
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars 1950s Tea Time Telly, 15 Nov 2005
By E. A. Redfearn "eredfearn2" (Middlesbrough) - See all my reviews
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First shown during the 1950s, usually around tea time to suit children coming home from school. This is an opportunity for a new generation of youngsters to sample the sort of tea time telly youngsters in the 50s used to enjoy. Its great fun to watch, despite its dated look and studio bound sets with some exterior shots probably filmed at the local sea side. Robert Shaw became a household name with this series and became one of Englands most popular actors. Only thing missing are no extras which is a shame. Still, a decent buy if you enjoy watching old television programmes from years back, they certainly knew how to make them on the cheap in those days.
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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THE BUCCANEERS!, 20 Sep 2005
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I really enjoyed watching The Buccaneers, its really exciting and still a great joy to watch. Great for those ones (like me) who can't find anything worth watching on the TV and rather watch the really good TV programmes from this era!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Following "Boots" by Linda
Aarrh, Mateys! Ivvry Sunday arternoon I set me dahn an' watched this. 'Twere wunnerfu'. And having just bought the complete series from Amazon - to watch it and find the magic... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Gina Sergent

3.0 out of 5 stars rather dated but still worth watching.
an early example of an action / kids programme that ran for 39 programmes in 1957.
this stars a young robert shaw ( one of my favourite actors dating back years ) as a... Read more
Published on 10 Jul 2006 by Mr. A. E. Ward Davies

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