The True Story of Pirates (2022)

12/31/2022 (FR) • 50m

Documentary, TV Movie

Pirates! Hollywood has fueled our imaginations and turned them into popular icons. Beyond literature and fantasy the documentary reveals who these fearless adventurers and these masters of the sea once were.

Overview

Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in France, Spain, England and Canada, a group of international scholars paint a new portrait of the world of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Top Billed Cast

Jean Soulat

Self-Archeologist

Martin Mares

Self-Historian

Philippe Hrodej

Self-Historian

Edward Mayhew

Curator - HMS Victory


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

excavation

madagascar

pirate

historical

archaeologist

archaeological dig

archaeological expedition

mauritius

indian ocean

ship wreck

ship wrecked

underwater archaeology

research scientist

history and legacy

documentary

underwater cemetery

research group

archaeology

sea pirates

historical documentary

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