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The pirate [DVD videorecording] / screenplay by Panayotis Paschidis, Jackie Pavlenko, Iannis Smaragdis, Vladimir Valutsky ; produced by Eleni Smaragdis ; directed by Iannis Smaragdis.

Summary:

The Pirate is the epic true story of Ioannis Varvakis, a humble Greek pirate who, with the help of Catherine the Great, went on to become an international caviar millionaire but ended his days as an inmate of a remote prison island. This epic tale moves from the Greek islands, to the court of the Russian Queen, and then back to a country torn apart by revolution and civil war.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Sherman Oaks, CA : Vision Films, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
16:9 anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editor, George Mavropsaridis ; music, Minos Matsas ; director of photography, Aris Stavrou.
Participant or Performer Note:
Sebastian Koch, Evgeny Stychkin, Juan Diego Botto, Olga Sutulova, Catherine Deneuve, John Cleese.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby 5.1 surround sound.
Language Note:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Subject: Varvakēs, Iōannēs, approximately 1745-1825 > Drama.
Pirates > Psara (Greece : Municipality) > Drama.
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 > Drama.
Greece > History > War of Independence, 1821-1829 > Drama.
Russia > History > Catherine II, 1762-1796 > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Action and adventure films.
Fiction films.
Topic Heading: Closed-captioned DVDs.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Creston Public Library DVD FIC PIR (Text)
Acquisition Type: Donated
35140001198517 Fiction Videos Volume hold Available -

Summary: The Pirate is the epic true story of Ioannis Varvakis, a humble Greek pirate who, with the help of Catherine the Great, went on to become an international caviar millionaire but ended his days as an inmate of a remote prison island. This epic tale moves from the Greek islands, to the court of the Russian Queen, and then back to a country torn apart by revolution and civil war.

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