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LOGLINE
A
tale of adventure, passion and excitement as a young man progresses to manhood
through pirate battles, political espionage, cannibalism, mutiny and a desperate
game of cat and mouse with a legendary, pompous and sadistic English pirate hunter.
SYNOPSIS
The year is 1710. Edward Fisher is a young man who lives with his drunken, abusive
father in the small fishing town of Fort Worth, Georgia, America. After a vociferous
argument with his father, Edward leaves home. On his journey he discovers a shipwrecked
pirate ship offshore. Edward rushes back to the beach, but is captured by the
pirates. Captain Jacob Teach, a sinister character, threatens him, but he soon
becomes enamoured of Edward. Edward is given a position on the ship, and he leads
Teach and his men to Fort Worth. Everything in the town goes well until the Mayor
double-crosses them… The pirates' revenge is terrible. The town is ransacked
and Edward's father is killed. So begins a life of adventure. At sea the pirates
attack a Spanish merchant ship. Edward tries to hide, but he is forced to fight
and survive. Edward proves his strength and a worthy member of the crew.
In Charleston, South Carolina,
Teach is commissioned by Governor Charles Eden to loot ships, but is warned not
to attack any English ships. After a night on the town involving whores, romance
and a cannibal devil worshipper, Teach and the pirates set sail for Martinique.
The ship is named The Devil's Disguise and a Jolly Roger is raised. In a violent
battle with another pirate ship, many of Teach's men are killed. Teach then makes
two errors of judgement - he changes route, and attacks an English ship. From
now on they are followed by two English Frigates led by the legendary, pompous
and sadistic English pirate hunter, Captain Adams. Only through Edward's ingenuity
do they manage to outrun the frigates. But there are huge problems onboard. Raith,
the Quartermaster, increasingly disobeys Teach and mutiny is in the air. On a
short expedition inland in Haiti, Raith shows his power by butchering the natives.
Edward is shocked, but fears that if he tells Teach then he will be killed by
the others.
Edward
has grown wary of the voyage. When they reach the south-eastern coast of Puerto
Rico, Teach spots Adams and the English frigates sailing towards them. In a desperate
manoeuvre, Edward persuades Teach to sail into the storm… The ship is thrown
asunder. Somehow they survive, and at daybreak the English ship has disappeared.
But they are lost and many of them are suffering from cabin fever. They attack
another English ship to find their way - but, going insane, Teach ignores his
instincts, and kills the English crew. Lost at sea, Edward leads a mutiny against
Teach… Teach kills many, but eventually Henry severs his head. The ship sails
for weeks. More crew die, but an imaginary mermaid leads them to safety. The English
find their hideout and arrest them. Captain Adams promises to hang them all slowly.
But Edward leads the escape. In the final, huge battle, Edward proves himself
to be a great fighter and is proclaimed from this day forth as Blackbeard.
GENRE
Pirate Adventure
DURATION
Two hours
MAJOR THEMES
Life is a vicious cycle where only the strong
survive
Who are the real heroes and villains?
The fine line between
madness and sanity
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