Tales of the Black Freighter (2009): Cast
Tales of the Black Freighter is a 2009 short animated horror film directed by Mike Smith and Daniel DelPurgatorio, starring Gerard Butler as The Mariner (voice), Jared Harris and Cam Clarke. It runs 26 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Directors
- Mike Smith and Daniel DelPurgatorio
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Premiere
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Tales of the Black Freighter About?
The premise of Tales of the Black Freighter without spoilers.
A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.
Tales of the Black Freighter Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- pirate
- shark
- sea
- survival
- despair
- mariner
- based on comic
- ship
- shipwreck
- ship crew
- raft
- murder
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- insanity
- hallucination
- gore
- death
- corpse
- beach
- beating
- bloody face
- cadaver
- danger
- darkness
- dead body
- decapitation
- desperation
- disembowelment
- disfigurement
- dismemberment
- evil
- fire
- horse
- impalement
- intestines
- narrated by character
- ocean
- strangled to death
- violence
- voice over
- mature animation
- husband murders his wife
- husband wife relationship
- for grown ups animation
- anime animation
- dc comics
- killing an animal
- blood splatter
- torn in half
- sword
- strangulation
Tales of the Black Freighter Cast & Characters
Gerard Butler leads the cast as The Mariner (voice), with Jared Harris as Ridley (voice) and Cam Clarke as Money Lender (voice). Directed by Mike Smith and Daniel DelPurgatorio; 6 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Mike Smith
- Co-director Daniel DelPurgatorio
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Gerard Butler as The Mariner (voice) -
Jared Harris as Ridley (voice) - Cam Clarke as Money Lender (voice)
- Salli Saffioti as Sea Captain's Daughter (voice)
Also Starring in Tales of the Black Freighter
· 2 more- Siobhan Flynn Sea Captain's Daughter (voice)
- Lori Tritel Sea Captain's Wife (voice)
More from Mike Smith and Daniel DelPurgatorio
More films directed by Mike Smith and Daniel DelPurgatorio: Marshmallow, Bug Bites!, Third Wheel and Siege.
Tales of the Black Freighter Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Tales of the Black Freighter.
Seen Tales of the Black Freighter?
Movies Like Tales of the Black Freighter
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Ship of the Damned, Tales from the Crypt and Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter’s Cove.
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Ship of the Damned 2024 -
Tales from the Crypt 1972 -
Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter’s Cove 2005 -
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Death Ship 1980 -
The Bermuda Triangle 1978 -
The Black Pirates 1954 -
The Ferryman 2007 -
Ghost Ship 2002 -
The Haunted Sea 1997 -
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 2017 -
Attack of the Beast Creatures 1985
Tales of the Black Freighter FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Tales of the Black Freighter, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Tales of the Black Freighter?
Tales of the Black Freighter runs 26 minutes.
When was Tales of the Black Freighter released?
Tales of the Black Freighter was released on March 24, 2009.
Who directed Tales of the Black Freighter?
Tales of the Black Freighter was directed by Mike Smith and Daniel DelPurgatorio.
More films by Mike Smith Who is in the cast of Tales of the Black Freighter?
Tales of the Black Freighter stars Gerard Butler as The Mariner (voice), Jared Harris as Ridley (voice) and Cam Clarke as Money Lender (voice), among 6 credited actors.
Does Tales of the Black Freighter have a post-credit scene?
No. Tales of the Black Freighter has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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