Pirates of the High Seas [DVD]

Description

For centuries they plundered merchant ships and pillaged coastal towns, and
now the most famous pirates of all return to action in this high-seas docu-
drama! Seeking to pierce the distorting veil of legend, this unique program
reenacts the real-life stories of such pirates as the fiendish Blackbeard, who
didn’t just raid and rob: his style was to personally frighten and intimidate
as well. The program also captures the considerably gentler Captain William
Kidd, who became a pirate during a mid-life crisis; the fearsome “Black Bart”
Roberts, who – – in a nasty pique – – burned down a slave ship with 80 people
aboard; and two hard-nosed women, Mary Reed and Anne Bonny, who out-plundered
and outfought most men – – and then used their gender to escape the hangman’s
noose. The stories unfold as exciting and authentic dramas, told in some of
the same settings where these colorful scoundrels lived and died.

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Drama
• Format: Color, NTSC, DVD
• Language: English
• Runtime: 3 hours and 13 minutes
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
• Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 Ounces
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC, DVD
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours and 13 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ August 19, 2003
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Questar
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• Best Sellers Rank: #436,950 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV) #24,229 in Documentary (Movies & TV) #33,769 in Action & Adventure DVDs #58,880 in Drama DVDs
• #24,229 in Documentary (Movies & TV)