During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but it's inhabited by the last big buccaneer: Jean Lafitte. Although Lafitte never attacks American ships, the governor hates him for selling merchandise without taxes - and is loved by the citizens for the same reason. When the big fight gets nearer, Lafitte is drawn between the fronts. His heart belongs to America, but his people urge him to join the party that's more likely to win.
Genres:
Yul Brynner as Jean Lafitte
Claire Bloom as Bonnie Brown
Charles Boyer as Dominique You
Inger Stevens as Annette Claiborne
Charlton Heston as Gen. Andrew Jackson
Henry Hull as Ezra Peavey
Lorne Greene as Mercier
E.G. Marshall as Gov. William Claiborne
Ted de Corsia as Capt. Rumbo
Douglass Dumbrille as Collector of the Port
Robert F. Simon as Capt. Brown
Sir Lancelot as Scipio
Fran Jeffries as Cariba - Mawbee Girl
John Dierkes as Deacon
Woody Strode as Toro
Henry Brandon as British Major
Kathleen Freeman as Tina
Jerry Hartleben as Miggs
Mimi Gibson as Marjorie
Norma Varden as Madame Hilaire
Harry Wilson as Pirate with Eyepatch
Bess Flowers as Party Guest
Bruce Gordon as Gramby
Iris Adrian as Brown's Blowsy Girlfriend
Leonard Graves as Chighizola
Raymond Greenleaf as Junior State Senator
Ed Hinton as Second Mate at Barataria (as Edgar Hinton)
Judd Holdren as Maj. Reed
John Benson as Stevedore
Paul Wexler as Horseface
Allen Jaffe as Pirate
George Ford as Party Guest (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman as Jackson Officer (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Good Luck Charm Vendor
Harry Shannon as Tom Carruthers - Captain of the Corinthian
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