The Black Pirate
| The Black Pirate | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Albert Parker |
| Written by | Jack Cunningham |
| Produced by | Douglas Fairbanks |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks Billie Dove Tempe Pigott Donald Crisp |
| Cinematography | Henry Sharp (overall cinematography; b&w camera) Arthur Ball (Technicolor camera) George Cave (Technicolor camera) |
| Music by | Mortimer Wilson |
Production companies | The Elton Corporation Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $1,300,000 |
| Box office | $1.7 million (U.S. and Canada rentals) |
The Black Pirate is a 1926 American silent action adventure film shot entirely in two-color Technicolor about an adventurer and a "company" of pirates. Directed by Albert Parker, it stars Douglas Fairbanks, Donald Crisp, Sam De Grasse, and Billie Dove. In 1993, The Black Pirate was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures to be added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."