Jean Peters as Swashbuckler: 'Anne of the Indies' / 'Die Piratenkönigin' Trailer

This is a homemade trailer of 'Anne of the Indies' from 1951, one of my fave childhood swashbuckling films in the exciting and adventurous vein of Errol Flynn's 'Captain Blood' and 'The Sea Hawk' that preceded it in the 1930s.

The story touches on friendship and loyalty, romance and betrayal, and even hints at questions on the role of women in society - and is actually quite good and entertaining - better than a lot of pirate films that came after. Of note, this film was ahead of its day, as it shows for the first time a female character as a swashbuckler, right in the centre of exciting scenes of swordplay à la Errol Flynn. Brava, Jean Peters !




This classic pirate film was directed by Jacques Tourneur, using a script inspired by a short story by Herbert Ravenel Sass.

The eponymous character, Anne Providence, is based on a true-to-life female pirate named Anne Bonny, a strong and independent woman who plied her illegal trade on the high seas in the 18th century. The real Anne Bonny commanded the respect of her male peers for her fierce temper and courage in battle - something we also get from Jean Peters's feisty portrayal of the fictional character. She clearly had fun with this role !

CAST:
Capt. Anne Providence -- Jean Peters
Capt. LaRochelle -- Louis Jourdan
Molly LaRochelle -- Debra Paget
Dr. Jameson -- Herbert Marshall
Blackbeard -- Thomas Gomez
Red Dougal -- James Robertson Justice

Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Music by Franz Waxman
Produced by George Jessel

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As far as I know, there's only the German-released DVD, 'Die Piratenkönigin,' available today, which can be purchased here:

http://www.amazon.com/Anne-Indies-NON-USA-FORMAT-Reg-2/dp/B000E33C58

*** Note that the disc is Region 2-coded (Europe) and can be played only on a region-free or Region 2-coded DVD player.

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[victorio1940]

This film was certainly ahead of its day. In those days, a woman like Jean Peters did not make sense. A woman was NOT meant to be strong and physically competent. In fact, Jean Peters, a rare beauty, was invariably described as "handsome". She toughened her lithe, athletic body working in the family farm. These days, female stars spend mucho dinero in gyms. And I cannot think of ONE that can move like Peters could.