---
title: 'City of Pirates (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Raúl Ruiz'
released: '1983-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Portugal'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-of-pirates-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086545/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# City of Pirates (1983)

1983 · 111 min · Drama, Fantasy · France, Portugal

Original title: La Ville des pirates

## Synopsis

City Of Pirates is a 1983 French experimental surrealist dark fantasy film directed by Raúl Ruiz. Made during Ruiz's most prolific period of filmmaking in exile and shortly after his first return to Chile since the 1973 military coup, the film stars a primarily French cast including Hugues Quester, Anne Alvaro and Melvil Poupaud. It was filmed in Portugal over a period of three weeks.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Raúl Ruiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/raul-ruiz)
- **Screenplay:** [Raúl Ruiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/raul-ruiz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jorge Arriagada](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-arriagada)
- **Producer:** [Paulo Branco](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulo-branco)
- **Director of Photography:** [Acácio de Almeida](https://cinepixo.com/people/acacio-de-almeida)
- **Editor:** [Valeria Sarmiento](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeria-sarmiento)

## Cast

- [Hugues Quester](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugues-quester)
- [Anne Alvaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-alvaro)
- [André Gomes](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-gomes)
- [Melvil Poupaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvil-poupaud)
- [André Engel](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-engel)
- [André Gomes](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-gomes-2)

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