Trivia / The Crimson Pirate

• Fake Nationality: None of the actors playing Spanish roles were Spanish.
• No Stunt Double: Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat (who plays Ojo, Vallo's mute sidekick) were former circus acrobats and so did all of their own stunts. And it is awesome to watch.
• Referenced by...: The improvised submarine (capsized skiff) in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is an obvious reference to The Crimson Pirate.
• Troubled Production: For such a lighthearted film, the shoot was surprisingly difficult, marred by bad weather, ill cast members and star Burt Lancaster having a falling out with director Robert Siodmak, who had previously directed Lancaster in The Killers (1946) and Criss Cross (1948).
• What Could Have Been: According to Christopher Lee, the original script had a more serious tone, until Siodmak signed on as director.

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