Swashbuckler (film)

Swashbuckler
Original film poster by John Solie
Directed by	James Goldstone
Written by	Paul Wheeler
Screenplay by	Jeffrey Bloom
Produced by	Elliott Kastner Jennings Lang William S. Gilmore
Starring	Robert Shaw James Earl Jones Peter Boyle Geneviève Bujold Beau Bridges Geoffrey Holder
Cinematography	Philip H. Lathrop
Edited by	Edward A. Biery
Music by	John Addison
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	July 29, 1976 (1976-07-29)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million[1]

Swashbuckler is a 1976 American romantic adventure film. The film is based on the story "The Scarlet Buccaneer", written by Paul Wheeler and adapted for the screen by Jeffrey Bloom. It was directed by James Goldstone and was rated PG.

The film was released in the UK as The Scarlet Buccaneer.

The film is set in 1718 Jamaica. The acting governor of the island has imprisoned the island's primary judge, and persecuted the judge's family. The judge's daughter hires a pirate captain to assassinate the governor on her behalf. In the process, the captain falls in love with her.