Captain Kidd

Captain Kidd (1945)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 38% of users liked it
    (1,964 ratings)

It's every man for himself when Charles Laughton bites into the role of infamous 17th century pirate captain William Kidd. Hoping to further increase his ill-gotten gains, Captain Kidd inveigles King William III (Henry Daniel) into appointing him the "patriotic" protector of a valuable… More

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Directed By
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1945 Wide
United Artists

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Charles Laughton renders a grandly theatrical performance as the infamous pirate, a role he would spoof in a 1952 comedy.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Sails the high seas on Charles Laughton's sea legs.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Laughton is good, but the film is a cheap, tepid affair that drove its director to quit movies.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Tim S


    Charles Laughton is NOT one of my favorite actors. I usually find him dull and boring. The only film he's in that I actually enjoyed was Island of Lost Souls, but that had more to do with the film's atmosphere and that Laughton was well-cast in the role. While he gave a good… More

  • jay n


    With that cast it should have been better. Just sort of chugs along without the sense of derring do required for this kind of adventure. Scott looks ridiculous dressed up as a pirate, Laughton does his best but this is just blah.

  • Alexander W


    The acting is fairly good, and there is a lot of it. Don't be suprised not to find too much "high seas adventure" but more trasure and plunder. Black and White. focused more on story than much else. but with some beautiful scenes none the less.

  • Sarah P


    Would never watch this again.

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