In an effort to take over the Duchy of Montefort by force, "Manfred" (Andrea Aureli) has Saracen pirates kill the Duke and attempts to kidnap his young heir. However, a loyal subject named "Richard" (Gerard Landry) has no intention of allowing Manfred to assume the throne and after capturing a Saracen pirate ship creates all kinds of problems for the usurpers. Surprisingly, this movie doesn't follow the standard format typically associated with films of this type and--although it isn't very long (only 72 minutes)--there are several sharp twists and turns throughout. To me this was its best feature and the main reason I have rated it slightly higher than most people on IMDb. Make no mistake, it isn't a great "pirate film" by any means with the English dubbing being probably the biggest flaw to speak of. But it wasn't a bad movie either and because there was so much action compacted in the limited run time so I have rated it accordingly. Average.
Review of The Pirate of the Black Hawk
