This is a list of pirate films and TV series, primarily in the pirate film genre, about the Golden Age of Piracy from the 17th through 18th centuries. The list includes films about other periods of piracy, TV series, and films tangentially related, such as pirate-themed pornographic films. Films about other types of piracy, such as music piracy, are not included.

Films

1900s Released Title Country Director Notable cast Notes1908The Story of Treasure IslandUnited StatesJ. Stuart BlacktonShort film based on Treasure IslandL'Honneur du corsaireFranceVictorin-Hippolyte JassetCharles KraussShort filmThe Pirate's GoldUnited StatesD. W. GriffithGeorge Gebhardt, Linda Arvidson, Charles InsleeShort Film1909Morgan le pirateFranceVictorin-Hippolyte JassetJean-Marie de l'IsleSerial (3 parts)

1910s Released Title Country Director Notable cast Notes1911BlackbeardUnited StatesFrancis BoggsSydney Ayres, Hobart Bosworth Short film about Blackbeard ( – 1718)1912Treasure IslandUnited StatesJ. Searle DawleyAddison Rothermel, Ben F. Wilson, Charles OgleShort film based on Treasure Island1913Pirate GoldUnited StatesWilfred LucasBlanche Sweet, Charles Hill Mailes, J. Jiquel LanoeShort Film1915The Footsteps of Capt. KiddUnited StatesRex Beach, Edward A. SalisburyDocumentaryOn the Spanish MainUnited StatesRex Beach, Edward A. SalisburyDocumentaryPirate HauntsUnited StatesRex Beach, Edward A. SalisburyDocumentaryA Submarine PirateUnited StatesCharles Avery, Sydney ChaplinSydney Chaplin, Wesley RugglesShort film featuring submarine piracy1916Colonel Heeza Liar and the PiratesUnited StatesJohn Randolph BrayAnimated comedy short filmDaphne and the PirateUnited StatesChristy CabanneLillian Gish, Elliott Dexter, Walter Long1918The Sea PantherUnited StatesThomas N. HeffronWilliam Desmond, Mary Warren, Jack RichardsonTreasure IslandUnited StatesChester M. Franklin, Sidney FranklinFrancis Carpenter, Virginia Lee Corbin, Violet RadcliffeBased on Treasure Island1919GermanyErnst WendtBruno Decarli Film about Klaus Störtebeker ( – 1401), set in the North Sea and Baltic Sea

1920s Released Title Country Director Notable cast Notes1920Jolanda, la figlia del Corsaro NeroItalyVitale De StefanoAnita FaraboniBased on Yolanda, the Black Corsair's DaughterPirate GoldUnited StatesGeorge B. SeitzMarguerite Courtot, George B. Seitz, Frank RedmanFilm serialTreasure IslandUnited StatesMaurice TourneurShirley Mason, Josie Melville, Al W. FilsonBased on Treasure Island1921The Black CorsairItalyVitale De StefanoRodolfo BadaloniBased on The Black CorsairCold SteelUnited StatesSherwood MacDonaldJ. P. McGowan, Kathleen Clifford, Stanhope WheatcroftIl figlio del corsaro rossoItalyVitale De StefanoBased on Son of the Red CorsairLa regina dei CaraibiItalyVitale De StefanoLa Bella Argentina, Rodolfo BadaloniBased on The Queen of the CaribbeanGli ultimi filibustieriItalyVitale Di StefanoRiccardo TassaniBased on the sequel novels of The Black Corsair1922Captain KiddUnited StatesBurton L. King, J. P. McGowanEddie Polo, Kathleen Myers, Leslie CaseyFilm serialLe Fils du FlibustierFranceLouis FeuilladeAimé Simon-GirardFilm serialMasters of the SeaAustriaAlexander KordaVictor Varconi1924The BuccaneersMark Goldaine, Robert F. McGowanJoe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels1924Captain BloodUnited StatesDavid SmithJ. Warren Kerrigan, Jean Paige, Charlotte MerriamBased on Captain BloodPeter PanUnited StatesHerbert BrenonBetty Bronson, Ernest Torrence, George AliBased on Peter and WendyThe Sea HawkUnited StatesFrank LloydMilton Sills, Enid BennettBased on The Sea Hawk, set in the Elizabethan era in the Mediterranean Sea1925Clothes Make the PirateUnited StatesMaurice TourneurLeon Errol, Dorothy Gish, Nita NaldiComedyPeter the PirateGermanyArthur RobisonPaul Richter, Aud Egede Nissen, Rudolf Klein-RoggeSet in the Mediterranean SeaSatan's SisterUnited KingdomGeorge PearsonBetty BalfourSurcoufFranceLuitz-MoratJean AngeloFilm serial about Robert Surcouf (1773 – 1827), set in the Napoleonic Wars1926The Black PirateUnited StatesAlbert ParkerDouglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Anders RandolfAlso known as The Black BuccaneerBreed of the SeaUnited StatesRalph InceRalph Ince, Margaret Livingston, Pat HarmonThe Eagle of the SeaUnited StatesFrank LloydFlorence Vidor, Ricardo Cortez Film about Jean Lafitte ( – )Old IronsidesUnited StatesJames CruzeCharles Farrell, Esther Ralston, Wallace BeeryAlso known as Sons of the Sea.Set in the Mediterranean Sea, in the early 19th century.1927The Road to RomanceUnited StatesJohn S. RobertsonRamon Novarro, Marceline Day, Marc McDermottBased on Romance1928The Beautiful CorsairItalyWladimiro De LiguoroRina De LiguoroThe First KissUnited StatesRowland V. LeeFay Wray, Gary Cooper, Lane ChandlerModern PiratesGermanyManfred NoaJack Trevor1929The Delightful RogueUnited StatesLeslie PearceRod La RocqueThe Pirate of PanamaUnited StatesRay TaylorJay Wilsey, Natalie Kingston, Al FergusonFilm serial

1930s Released Title Country Director Notable cast Notes1930Hell HarborUnited StatesHenry KingLupe Vélez, Jean Hersholt, John Holland1931CorsairUnited StatesRoland WestChester Morris1934Pirate TreasureUnited StatesRay TaylorRichard Talmadge, Lucille Lund, Walter MillerFilm serialTreasure IslandUnited StatesVictor FlemingWallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lionel BarrymoreBased on Treasure Island1935Captain BloodUnited StatesMichael CurtizErrol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Lionel AtwillBased on Captain BloodChina SeasUnited StatesTay GarnettClark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace BeeryNaughty MariettaUnited StatesRobert Z. Leonard, W. S. Van DykeJeanette MacDonald, Nelson EddyMusicalPirate Party on Catalina IsleCharles 'Buddy' Rogers, Sterling Young, The FanchonettesPirate-themed variety show held of Catalina Isle starring a number of Hollywood comics.1936Captain CalamityUnited StatesJohn ReinhardtMarian Nixon, George Houston, Vince BarnettDancing PirateUnited StatesLloyd CorriganCharles Collins, Frank Morgan, Steffi DunaMusical comedy. Set in the 1820s.1937The Black CorsairItalyAmleto PalermiCiro Verratti, Silvana JachinoBased on The Black CorsairDoctor SynUnited KingdomRoy William NeillGeorge Arliss, Margaret Lockwood, John LoderFilm about smugglers in England in the late 18th century. Based on Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh.1938The BuccaneerUnited StatesCecil B. DeMilleFredric March, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff Film about Jean Lafitte ( – )Spawn of the NorthUnited StatesHenry HathawayGeorge Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour Set in the coast of Alaska1939Jamaica InnUnited KingdomAlfred HitchcockCharles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Robert NewtonSet in England in 1819. Based on Jamaica Inn

1940s Released Title Country Director Notable cast Notes1940The Daughter of the Green PirateItalyEnrico GuazzoniDoris Duranti, Fosco GiachettiBased on the sequel novels of The Black CorsairThe Sea Hawk United StatesMichael CurtizErrol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude RainsSet in the Elizabethan era, but unlike the novel The Sea Hawk it is set in the Caribbean Sea1942The Black SwanUnited StatesHenry KingTyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird CregarFilm about Henry Morgan ( – 1688) Reap the Wild WindUnited StatesCecil B. DeMilleRay Milland, John Wayne, Paulette GoddardSet in the 1840s along the Florida coast1943Gli ultimi filibustieriItalyMarco ElterVittorio SanipoliBased on the sequel novels of The Black CorsairThe Son of the Red CorsairItalyMarco ElterVittorio SanipoliBased on Son of the Red Corsair1944El Corsario NegroMexicoChano UruetaPedro Armendáriz, María Luisa Zea, June MarloweBased on The Black CorsairFrenchman's CreekUnited StatesMitchell LeisenJoan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil RathboneBased on Frenchman's CreekThe Princess and the PirateUnited StatesDavid ButlerBob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan, Victor McLaglen, Walter SlezakComedy1945Captain KiddUnited StatesRowland V. LeeCharles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara BrittonFilm about Captain William Kidd (1654 – 1701)Manhunt of Mystery IslandUnited StatesSpencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace GrissellRichard Bailey, Linda StirlingFilm serialThe Spanish MainUnited StatesFrank BorzagePaul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak1947The Sea HoundUnited StatesW. B. Eason, Mack V. WrightBuster Crabbe, Jimmy Lloyd (actor), Pamela BlakeFilm serialSinbad the SailorUnited StatesRichard WallaceDouglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Anthony QuinnSet at the time of Caliph Harun al-Rashid (ruled from 786 to 809), in the Indian Ocean.1948Buccaneer BunnyUnited StatesFriz FrelengMel Blanc (voice)Animated comedy short filmThe PirateUnited StatesVincente MinnelliJudy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter SlezakMusical1949Barbary PirateUnited StatesLew LandersDonald Woods, Trudy MarshallFilm about the begin of the First Barbary War. Set in 1801Rosvo-Roope (Raunchy Ropey)FinlandHannu LeminenTauno Palo, Helena Kara, Ghedi Lönnberg

1950s Released Title Country Director Notable cast Notes1950Buccaneer's GirlUnited StatesFrederick de CordovaYvonne De Carlo, Philip Friend, Robert DouglasSet around 1810Double CrossbonesUnited StatesCharles BartonDonald O'Connor, Helena Carter, Will GeerComedyFortunes of Captain BloodUnited StatesGordon DouglasLouis Hayward, Patricia Medina, George MacreadyBased on Captain BloodLast of the BuccaneersUnited StatesLew LandersPaul Henreid, Jack Oakie, Karin BoothFilm about Jean Lafitte ( – )Pirates of the High SeasUnited StatesSpencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas CarrBuster Crabbe, Lois Hall, Tommy FarrellFilm serialTreasure IslandUnited States