While in a penal colony, Huguenot Jonathan Standing (Kerwin Mathews) is captured by pirates led by Capt. LaRoche (Christopher Lee) who force him to lead them back to his home village to retrieve a treasure supposedly hidden there.
The film was produced at Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK
Bray Studios was used for internal filming. Outside filming locations were at:
Blackpark Lake, Black Park Country Park, Black Park Road, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (Blood River)
Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (jungle)
Callow Hill Sandpit, Virginia Water, Surrey, England, UK (penal colony)
Reception
The film was issued on a double bill with Mysterious Island - which was Britain's biggest grossing double bill of the year.[2]
Films and Filming said it was the tenth most popular movie in Britain for the year ended 31 October 1962 after The Guns of Navarone, Dr No, The Young Ones, Only Two Can Play, The Road to Hong Kong, Spartacus, The Comancheros, Blue Hawaii, and HMS Defiant.[3]
References
^. BFI. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
^Marcus Hearn, The Hammer Vault, Titan Books, 2011 p55
^British films are tops at box office Author: Douglas Marlborough Date: Monday, Dec. 10, 1962 Publication: Daily Mail p 3
pirates, blood, river, 1962, british, adventure, film, directed, john, gilling, starring, kerwin, mathews, glenn, corbett, christopher, oliver, reed, quad, posterdirected, byjohn, gillingwritten, byjimmy, sangsterproduced, bymichael, carrerasstarringchristophe. The Pirates of Blood River is a 1962 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Kerwin Mathews Glenn Corbett Christopher Lee and Oliver Reed 1 The Pirates of Blood RiverUK quad posterDirected byJohn GillingWritten byJimmy SangsterProduced byMichael CarrerasStarringChristopher LeeKerwin MathewsGlenn CorbettOliver ReedMusic byGary HughesProductioncompanyHammer FilmsDistributed byColumbia PicturesRelease dates31 July 1962 United Kingdom August 1962 United States Running time87 min CountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditWhile in a penal colony Huguenot Jonathan Standing Kerwin Mathews is captured by pirates led by Capt LaRoche Christopher Lee who force him to lead them back to his home village to retrieve a treasure supposedly hidden there Cast EditKerwin Mathews Jonathon Standing Glenn Corbett Henry Christopher Lee Captain LaRoche Peter Arne Hench a pirate Marla Landi Bess Standing Desmond Llewelyn Tom Blackthorne Oliver Reed Brocaire a pirate Andrew Keir Jason Standing Michael Ripper Mack a pirate David Lodge Smith Dennis Waterman Timothy Blackthorne Jack Stewart Godfrey Mason Marie Devereux as Maggie Lorraine Clewes Martha Blackthorne Jerold Wells Penal Colony Master Diane Aubrey Maggie uncredited Production EditThe film was produced at Bray Studios Down Place Oakley Green Berkshire England UKBray Studios was used for internal filming Outside filming locations were at Blackpark Lake Black Park Country Park Black Park Road Wexham Buckinghamshire England UK Blood River Burnham Beeches Buckinghamshire England UK jungle Callow Hill Sandpit Virginia Water Surrey England UK penal colony Reception EditThe film was issued on a double bill with Mysterious Island which was Britain s biggest grossing double bill of the year 2 Films and Filming said it was the tenth most popular movie in Britain for the year ended 31 October 1962 after The Guns of Navarone Dr No The Young Ones Only Two Can Play The Road to Hong Kong Spartacus The Comancheros Blue Hawaii and HMS Defiant 3 References Edit The Pirates of Blood River BFI Archived from the original on 16 January 2009 Marcus Hearn The Hammer Vault Titan Books 2011 p55 British films are tops at box office Author Douglas Marlborough Date Monday Dec 10 1962 Publication Daily Mail p 3External links EditThe Pirates of Blood River at IMDb This article about an adventure film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to historical films is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Pirates of Blood River amp oldid 1118867613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
