It is July 1588 and, in the English Channel, the British Fleet has been battling for two days against the mighty Spanish Armada.
Badly damaged, with half their crews killed, the ships of Spain battle their way up the Channel. And in the thickest part of the fighting is one of the smallest Spanish ships – the licensed privateer Diablo, captained by the ruthless Captain Robeles (Christopher Lee).
Damaged and taking on water, the Diablo is forced to put in to shore on a lonely stretch of the English coast near a small and remote village.
Realising that news of the Armada’s defeat hasn’t yet reached this remote location, the pirates convince the villagers that Spain has won the war and they are now their rightful masters.
John Cairney makes a bland but admirable hero as Harry, the one-armed English blacksmith’s son willing to resist the pirates
This swashbuckling adventure was a successful diversion for Hammer Films from their usual horror fare.
Captain Robeles
Christopher Lee Tom
Andrew Keir Harry
John Cairney Bosun
Duncan Lamont Pepe
Michael Ripper Sir Basil Smeaton
Ernest Clark Don Manuel Rodrigeuz de Seville
Barry Warren Angela Smeaton
Suzan Farmer Jane
Natasha Pyne Meg
Annette Whiteley Antonio
Charles Houston Miller
Philip Latham Bragg
Harry Locke Quintana
Leonard Fenton Mandrake
Jack Rodney Gustavo
Barry Linehan Pedro
Bruce Beeby Grande
Michael Peake Pablo
Johnny Briggs Smiler
Michael Newport Vicar
Peter Howell Mrs Blake
Jane Ellis
Director
Don Sharp
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