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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.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.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.
Gerard Butler
- The Sea Captain
- (voice)
Jared Harris
- Ridley
- (voice)
Cam Clarke
- Money Lender
- (voice)
Bridget Hoffman
- Woman
- (voice)
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Did you know
- TriviaOriginally intended to be featured within the Watchmen (2009) film, but was removed from the theatrical version once the time span of the film began pushing 3 hours. However, it can be found as intended in "The Ultimate Cut" version of the movie, which is 3hrs 35mins long.
- Quotes
[last lines]
The Sea Captain: I was a horror; amongst horrors must I dwell.
- ConnectionsEdited into Watchmen (2009)
- SoundtracksPirate Jenny
Written by Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
Performed by Nina Simone
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Decent enough I guess
I've been a fan of Watchmen ever since I first saw the movie in March.I have since read the graphic novel, bought a Rorschach poster and watched this short.I personally did not care for it when it was in the original graphic novel, so I was skeptical about watching this.It's a short 25min animated feature about a man who'se crew gets murdered by these evil demonic pirates on a "black freighter"(hence the title).The pirates then go to the hometown of the man, to slaughter the people there, which include this wife and child.So, he follows them, intent on saving his family and taking revenge on the pirates.The animation is the best part of this short. It's simply excellent.The story is kind of hard to follow, and I personally never saw how it fit in with "Watchmen".It's decent enough, if you're a fan of 300, Watchmen or any violent animation, then this is worth a look.Apparently, this short will be inter-sped into the "Watchmen" film for the Ultimate Edition DVD.
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- gangstahippie
- Jul 13, 2009
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- Also known as
- Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter and Under the Hood
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- Runtime26 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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