The Buccaneers - Volume 1

Let's go a roving, a roving, a roving and join the Buccaneers!!! A young and dashing Robert Shaw stars as Dan Tempest, a former pirate who will be pardoned by the King if he becomes a British privateer and joins in the fight against Spanish pirates threatening Britain's rule of the seas. Noted for playing James Bond's nemesis in From Russia With Love (1963) and King Henry VIII in A Man For All Seasons (1966), Shaw would return to the sea with a stellar performance as the grizzled shark-hunter in 1975's summer blockbuster Jaws.

Articles Of War: While waiting for fresh food from their supply ship, the buccaneers are approached by a Spanish war ship flying a white flag. The Spaniards demand the immediate release of one of their prisoners, or they will attack.

The Aztec Treasure: Captain Tempest and his crew drop anchor at a tropical island, following a dangerous trail to a legendary lost Aztec treasure. Captured by native priests, the buccaneers find themselves on trial for their lives.

Blackbeard: Captain Rogers, the new Governor of the Bahamas, turns to Tempest for help in ridding the seas of the bloodthirsty pirate, Blackbeard.

Cutlass Wedding: A jilted bride and her attendants are taken prisoner by the ruthless Captain La Forte. Dan Tempest must rescue the women from being sold into slavery.

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