The Sea Panther
Notable cast: William Desmond, Mary Warren, Jack Richardson
Director: Thomas N. Heffron
Silent film
Treasure Island
Notable cast: Shirley Mason, Josie Melville, Al W. Filson
Director: Maurice Tourneur
Silent film
Peter Pan
Notable cast: Betty Bronson, Ernest Torrence, George Ali
Director: Herbert Brenon
Silent film
This is the first film adaptation of J. M. Barrie’s play.
The Black Pirate
Notable cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Anders Randolf
Director: Albert Parker
Silent film
Captain Blood
Notable cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill
Director: Michael Curtiz
Film
The Buccaneer
Notable cast: redric March, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Film
The Black Swan
Notable cast: Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara
Director: Henry King
Film
The Princess and the Pirate
Notable cast: Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan
Director: David Butler
Film
The Pirate
Notable cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Musical film
Against All Flags
Notable cast: Errol Flynn, Maureen O’Hara, Anthony Quinn
Director: George Sherman
Film
The Crimson Pirate
Notable cast: Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok
Director: Robert Siodmark
Film
Long John Silver
Notable cast: Robert Newton, Connie Gilchrist, Lloyd Berrell
Director: Byron Haskin
Film
The sequel to Disney’s Treasure Island, with Robert Newton reprising his role as Long John Silver.
The Buccaneers
Notable cast: Robert Shaw, Paul Hansard, Brian Rawlinson
Directors: C.M. Pennington-Richards
TV series
The Devil-Ship Pirates
Notable cast: Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, John Cairney
Director: Don Sharp
Film
A High Wind in Jamaica
Notable cast: Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Dennis Price
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Film
Swashbuckler
Notable cast: Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones
Director: James Goldstone
Film
The Island
Notable cast: Michael Caine, David Warner, Angela Punch McGregor
Director: Michael Ritchie
Film
An adaptation of a 1979 book by Peter Benchley, author of ‘Jaws’
The Pirates of Penzance
Notable cast: Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt
Director: Wilford Leach
Film
Screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical
Savage Islands
Notable cast: Tommy Lee Jones
Director: Michael O’Keefe
Ferdinand Fairfax
Film
The Goonies
Notable cast: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman
Director: Richard Donner
Film
Pirates
Notable cast: Walter Matthau, Charlotte Lewis
Director: Roman Polanski
Film
Cutthroat Island
Notable cast: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella
Director: Renny Harlin
Film
One of the highest losses in film history when adjusted for inflation
Muppet Treasure Island
Notable cast: Tim Curry, Kevin Bishop, Billy Connolly
Director: Brian Henson
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Notable cast: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush
Director: Gore Verbinski
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Notable cast: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush
Director: Rob Marshall
Film
This is the only Pirates of the Caribbean film that was based on a novel.
Captain Phillips
Notable cast: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi
Director: Paul Greengrass
Film
Pan
Notable cast: Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Garrett Hedlund
Director: Joe Wright
Film