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1* FakeNationality:
2** The French Creator/GuyDelorme as the Italian Rinaldo.
3** The French Pierrette Bruno as the Italian Giuseppa.
4* HeyItsThatPlace: The climax takes place at the castle of Pierrefonds, which was used for many more movies, four of which (''The Eagle with two Heads'', ''Film/{{Le Bossu|1959}}'', ''Film/TheMiracleOfTheWolves'' and ''Peau d'Âne'') starred Creator/JeanMarais. It was later used for ''Film/GrampsIsInTheResistance'', ''[[Film/LesVisiteurs Les Visiteurs 2: Les Couloirs du Temps]]'' and ''Film/TheMessengerTheStoryOfJoanOfArc''.
5* NoStuntDouble: Jean Marais did most of his character's stunts himself, the [[SteppingStoneSword dagger climbing]] included.
6* ProductionPosse: Director André Hunebelle, Jean Marais and Creator/{{Bourvil}} teamed up again after ''Film/{{Le Bossu|1959}}''. Actor and stuntman Creator/GuyDelorme played a {{mook}} in ''Le Bossu'' and TheDragon Rinaldo here. Hunebelle, Marais and Delorme would later work on ''Film/TheMiracleOfTheWolves'' and the ''Film/{{Fantomas}}'' film series.
7* [[SimilarlyNamedWorks Similarly Titled Works]]: A common English title for the film is ''Captain Blood''. Not to be confused with the Creator/ErrolFlynn film ''Film/CaptainBlood'', which is a different kind of {{swashbuckler}}.

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