Pirates (1998)

Discovery examines the history of "Golden age of Piracy." The program takes a detailed look at the harsh lives of pirates, their tactics, motivations and why they would choose such a life. The geopolitical forces that lead to the proliferation of pirates and their final demise are explained.

Released April 6, 1998 104 min None+

Genres: Documentary, History

Keywords: imdb.rum, imdb.mass-execution, imdb.burial-at-sea, imdb.grapeshot, imdb.year-1772, imdb.severed-ear, imdb.severed-nose + 62 more, imdb.flintlock-pistol, imdb.broadside, imdb.spyglass, imdb.run-aground, imdb.blockade, imdb.year-1709, imdb.wild-goat, imdb.holy-bible, imdb.reference-to-robinson-crusoe, imdb.marooned, imdb.evisceration, imdb.walking-the-plank, imdb.peg-leg, imdb.pirate-flag, imdb.execution-by-hanging, imdb.impressment, imdb.corporal-punishment, imdb.cat-o-nine-tails, imdb.flogging, imdb.gauntlet, imdb.cutlass, imdb.musket, imdb.hispaniola, imdb.buccaneer, imdb.spanish-main, imdb.privateer, imdb.year-1558, imdb.circumnavigation, imdb.straits-of-magellan, imdb.golden-hind, imdb.reference-to-sir-francis-drake, imdb.pirate, imdb.shipwreck, imdb.scuba-diver, imdb.sloop, imdb.canon, imdb.capital-trial, imdb.torture, imdb.hand-grenade, imdb.amputation, imdb.deception, imdb.caribbean-sea, imdb.pregnancy, imdb.reference-to-blackbeard, imdb.buried-treasure, imdb.captain-kidd, imdb.silver, imdb.gold, imdb.ivory, imdb.tsunami, imdb.earthquake, imdb.year-1692, imdb.22-gun-salute, imdb.marksman, imdb.year-1655, imdb.sword, imdb.ship, imdb.hanged-girl, imdb.fight, imdb.female-pirate, imdb.female-fighter, imdb.battle