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City of Pirates

1989·1h 51m·Not Rated
DramaAdventureFantasy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
1,206 votes

A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island and encounters a man with multiple personalities.

City of Pirates is a 1989 drama adventure movie directed by Raúl Ruiz, starring Anne Alvaro, André Engel, Melvil Poupaud. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 1,206 votes and runs 1h 51m.

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Director
Raúl Ruiz
Stars
Anne Alvaro
André Engel
Melvil Poupaud
Hugues Quester
Creators
Raúl Ruiz
Details
1989-12-01
111 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ France, Portugal
★ French, English, Spanish
Keywords
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