Name: The True Story of Pirates
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Released: 2023-04-01
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 7.9

The True Story of Pirates

"Pirates! Hollywood has fueled our imaginations and turned them into popular icons. Beyond literature and fantasy the documentary reveals who these fearless adventurers and these masters of the sea once were."

Audience

Where to Watch

Region

CuriosityStream Apple TV channel

Stream included

HD Included

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About

Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in France, Spain, England and Canada, a group of international scholars paint a new portrait of the world of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Digital

Apr 1, 2023

Director

Stéphane Bégoin

Producers

Valérie Guérin, Stéphane Millière

Studio

Gedeon Programmes, ARTE, CuriosityStream

Original Title

La Véritable histoire des pirates

Original Language

French

Keywords

shipwreck madagascar excavation pirate historical archaeologist archaeological dig shipwrecked archaeological expedition mauritius indian ocean underwater archaeology research scientist history and legacy documentary underwater cemetery research group archaeology sea pirates historical documentary