Pirates of Malaysia

Pirates of Malaysia
Pirates of Malaysia
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Umberto Lenzi
Screenplay by	Víctor Andrés Catena; Jaime Comas Gil; Ugo Liberatore;
Based on	A novel by Emilio Salgari
Produced by	Solly V. Bianco
Starring	Steve Reeves; Jacqueline Sassard; Andrea Bosic;
Cinematography	Federico G. Larraya; Angelo Lotti;
Edited by	Jolanda Benvenuti
Music by	Giovanni Fusco
Production; companies	Euro International Film; La Societe des Films Sirius; Lacy International;
Release date	16 October 1964 (Italy);
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Italy; France; Spain;

The Pirates of Malaysia is a 1964 swashbuckler directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Steve Reeves as Sandokan the pirate. This film was a sequel to Reeve's 1963 film Sandokan the Great, also directed by Lenzi.^[1] Malaysian rebel, Sandokan, with his group of renegades, tries to thwart a British general from forcing the good Sultan Hassim to resign in favour of the Imperial crown.^[1]

Plot edit

The cruel Lord James Guillonk, faithful steward of Queen Victoria, is governor of the territories of Borneo and Malaysia. His archenemy is the Indian pirate Sandokan, who along with his band of rebels, the Tigers, has been leading attacks against the British forces.

This time, Sandokan again faces off against the governor, Lord Guillonk, who is waging a campaign against Tremal-Naik, a Hindu opposed to the British. Tremal-Naik tells Sandokan of the Thugs, a secret sect of Hindu fanatics that worship the bloody goddess Kali. The Thugs have kidnapped Tremal-Naik’s beloved, and are holding her in their dungeon. When his beloved mysteriously escapes from the Thug dungeon, only to fall into the hands of Lord Guillonk, Sandokan prepares for a new battle against the governor.

Cast edit

Steve Reeves as Sandokan
Jacqueline Sassard as Hada
Andrea Bosic as Yanez
Mimmo Palmara as Tremal Naik
Pierre Cressoy as Captain
Leo Anchóriz as Lord Brook
Franco Balducci as Sambigliong
Giuseppe Addobbati as Muda
Dakar as Kammamuri
Rik Battaglia as Sambigliong
Nando Gazzolo as Clinton
George Wang as Sho Pa
Nazzareno Zamperla as Durango (credited as Nick Anderson)

Production edit

Pirates of Malaysia had a screenplay credited to Victor Andres Catena, Jaime Comas Gil, and Ugo Liberatore.^[1] The film was adapted by Liberatore and based on the novel by Emilio Salgari.^[1]