Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.
| Writing | Roland Kibbee | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert Siodmak | Director |
| Camera | Otto Heller | Director of Photography |
| Sound | William Alwyn | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Harold Hecht | Producer |
| Production | Burt Lancaster | Producer |
| Editing | Jack Harris | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gladys Atkinson | Hairstylist |
| Production | Norman Deming | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Russell Shearman | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Sforzini | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Maisie Kelly | Continuity |
| Camera | Arthur Evans | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Hal Britten | Underwater Camera |
| Art | Paul Sheriff | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret Furse | Costume Design |
| Production | Terry Hunter | Production Manager |
| Directing | Gus Agosti | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Vernon Sewell | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Ken Adam | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Cecil Mason | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | A.E. Rudolph | Sound Director |
| Camera | Gus Drisse | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
