The Pirates of the Mississippi (1963)

7.1/10 • 101 min • Western

Overview

European produced Western based on the novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, set in the 19th century in a town on the banks of the Mississippi River. The area is plagued by a gang of pirates under the leadership of Captain Kelly, who live on an island in the river, from where they operate raids on passing steamboats and traders rafts, robbing them of their cargo and murdering the crews. Townspeople and settlers do their best to put an end to the crimes and rid themselves of the pirates and their daring leader.

Cast

Hansjörg Felmy

Sheriff James Lively

Sabine Sinjen

Evelyn

Horst Frank

Kelly

Brad Harris

Tom Cook

Dorothee Parker

Georgia

Karl Lieffen

Doc Monrove

Tony Kendall

Schwarzer Adler

Luigi Batzella

Squire Dayton

Jeannette Batti

Mrs. Bridleford

Dan Vadis

Blackfoot

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