Name: The Princess and the Pirate: Sandokan the TV Movie
Director: Claudio Biern Boyd
Genre: Animation, Family
Released: 1995-12-23
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Stuart Organ, Steve Edwin, Richard Garnett, Steve Bent, Regina Reagan

A pirate with a heart of gold, a stolen throne, and zero chill. Swashbuckling soap opera energy.

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A pirate with a heart of gold, a stolen throne, and zero chill. Swashbuckling soap opera energy.

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Saturday morning fever dreamEuro-cartoon maximalismUnhinged romance

Overview

Animation Family

The adventures of a noble pirate in his attempt to regain his lost throne and his love for Lady Mariana.

ES Spanish

Content warning

based on novel or book pirate

Standout Aspects

Acting

British voice cast giving Shakespearean gravity to absolute nonsense

Production

That 90s European animation aesthetic—aggressively colorful, vaguely uncanny

Best for:Solo·Kids·Background

Director

Claudio Biern Boyd

ReleasedDec 23, 1995

Runtime1h 15m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonelight

Feellight

Top Cast

Stuart Organ

Sandokan (voice)

Steve Edwin

Yanez (voice)

Richard Garnett

Baron Williams (voice)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Emilio Salgari's 1883 novel 'The Tigers of Mompracem' made Sandokan an Italian pop culture icon; this adaptation is peak 90s European co-production chaos, bridging multiple countries' animation industries.

Trivia

Claudio Biern Boyd founded BRB Internacional, the studio behind 'Dogtanian' and 'Around the World with Willy Fog'—this is spiritually their pirate cousin.