The Pirate | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | The Pirate by Harold Robbins |
Written by | Julius J. Epstein |
Directed by | Ken Annakin |
Starring | Franco Nero |
Theme music composer | Bill Conti |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Paul R. Picard |
Producer(s) | Howard W. Koch |
Cinematography | Roland 'Ozzie' Smith |
Editor(s) |
Howard Epstein Russell Livingstone |
Running time | 240 min. |
Production company(s) |
Howard W. Koch Productions Warner Bros. Television |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | November 21 – 22, 1978 |
The Pirate is a 1978 American two-part, four-hour television miniseries directed by Ken Annakin. It is based on the novel with the same title written by Harold Robbins.It was broadcast in two parts by CBS on November 21–22, 1978.
An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, is put in charge of his country's vast oil fortunes. He comes into conflict with a fanatical terrorist group--headed by his daughter.