Blackbeard (2006 film)

Blackbeard is a 2006 adventure-drama miniseries based on the pirate Blackbeard, directed by Kevin Connor from a screenplay written by Bryce Zabel. It premiered on Hallmark Channel on June 17, 2006. The miniseries was shot on location in Thailand and the town of New Providence was built on a coconut plantation, and includes many factual names and places, but it is essentially a fictional story since Blackbeard's most notable exploits took place in North Carolina. The miniseries was later released in an international DVD edition re-titled Pirates: The True Story of Blackbeard, though by the writers own admission little of the screenplay was actually true.

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• Plot
• Cast
• Home media
• References

Plot

The 18th century notorious pirate Blackbeard (Angus Macfadyen) wreaks havoc on the high-seas looking for Captain Kidd's treasure. His dark presence causes controversy in the local port town of New Providence, especially among Gov. Charles Eden (Richard Chamberlain) and his adopted daughter Charlotte (Jessica Chastain), who is being wooed by Lt. Robert Maynard (Mark Umbers).

Cast

Angus Macfadyen as Blackbeard

Mark Umbers as Lt. Robert Maynard

Richard Chamberlain as Governor Charles Eden

Jessica Chastain as Charlotte Ormand

Rachel Ward as Sally Dunbar

Stacy Keach as Captain Benjamin Hornigold

Christopher Clyde-Green as Black Caesar

Anthony Green as Israel Hands

Nicholas Farrell as Tobias Knight

David Winters as Silas Bridges

Home media

It was released on DVD by Echo Bridge Entertainment on July 11, 2006.