I pirati della Malesia

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Steve Reeves in I pirati della Malesia (1964)

Filmed in Singapore it tells the story of Sandokan who is a Malaysian rebel who, with a group of renegades, goes up against a British General who is trying to force the King to resign.Filmed in Singapore it tells the story of Sandokan who is a Malaysian rebel who, with a group of renegades, goes up against a British General who is trying to force the King to resign.Filmed in Singapore it tells the story of Sandokan who is a Malaysian rebel who, with a group of renegades, goes up against a British General who is trying to force the King to resign.

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Steve Reeves

Sandokan

Jacqueline Sassard

Hada

Mimmo Palmara

Tremal-Naïk

Andrea Bosic

Yanez

Nando Gazzolo

Il tenente Clinton

Leo Anchóriz

Lord James Brook
(as Leo Anchoris)

Franco Balducci

Sambigliong

Pierre Cressoy

Il capitano della 'Young India'

Giuseppe Addobbati

Muda Hassin

Nando Angelini

L'ufficiale britannico
(as Nando Angelini C.S.C.)

Dakar

Kammamuuri
(as Alejandro Barrera Dakar)

Domenico Cianfriglia

Un pirata

George Wang

Sho Fang

Sujata Rubener

Una ballerina
(as Sujata)

Asoka Rubener

Una ballerina
(as Asoka)

Fortunato Arena

Un' ufficiale britannico
(uncredited)

Wilbert Bradley

Aristide Catoni

Un marinaio
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Not submitted to the British Board of Film Censors by any distributor, this became the first Steve Reeves epic not to be released in UK cinemas. However, it was purchased by the ITV network in 1988 and they were contracted to show it three times per region from 1 October 1988 to 30 September 1995. Billed as The Pirates of Malaysia (a direct translation from the Italian) and dubbed, HTV West screened the UK premiere on 13 November 1989. After touring the regions, the film's final transmission was for London ITV on 25 September 1995, after which it disappeared for 28 years. Talking Pictures TV started screening the movie again from 8 July 2023 under the title Sandokan: Pirate of Malaysia.

Goofs
During the firing squad scene at the beginning of the film, the two officers supervising the execution are standing by a table about 10 meters directly behind the prisoners tied to wooden stakes. It's a good job the men firing squad were all good shots as obviously this is an incredibly stupid thing to do.

Connections
Featured in Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti (1977)

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7/10

Italian Adventure Movie with Steve REEVES

The Peplum hero has become an adventurer: Steve Reeves as Sandokan

In Italy, the adventure novels of Emilio Salgari (1862-1911) are about as well known as those of Karl May in German-speaking countries. One of his most popular heroes is the intrepid Sandokan, who fights against English colonial rule in Malaysia. Many novels have been written about him. You can mix up the order if, like cult director Umberto Lenzi, you made several films with different main actors in Southeast Asia in 1963 and 1964. THE (BLACK) PIRATES OF MALAYSIA is Salgari's second novel about the adventures of Sandokan. The third novel is called THE TIGER OF MOMPRACEM, which was the basis for the film SANDOKAN (also starring Steve Reeves). Got it? The second part came to the cinema a year before the first. It's understandable that moviegoers couldn't understand that. SANDOKAN (1963) only sold 263,000 tickets in West Germany, so that THE BLACK PIRATES OF MALAYSIA (1964) was no longer shown in West German cinemas. Planning failed! But the result is two very impressive films, although the 1963 film is a bit better.

Sandokan (Steve Reeves) experiences some adventures in the fight against the English occupier Lord Guillonk (Leo Anchoriz). With his Portuguese friend Yanez (Andrea Bosic) he manages to free the beautiful Hada (Jacqueline Sassard), the lady of Tremal Naik's (Mimmo Palmara). The good one suffers from amnesia, but is supported by her brave comrade-in-arms Kammamuri (Dakar). Since Sandokan also wants to free his own father from captivity, the pirates find themselves in many dangerous situations...

You can tell that the plot is a bit too complicated. But the film is still a lot of fun. Pierre Cressoy and George Wang also appear in other roles. It was shot in Singapore. Oh yes, in the German-speaking world the film is also known as MEUTE DER VERDAMMTEN.