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The Pirate

on BBC One London

Continuing HAROLD ROBBINS 'S dramatic best-seller in two parts starring
The story moves into the turbulent 1970s, a time of bitter tensions and hostilities - including the Yom Kippur war of 1973. A terrorist hi-jacking involving Leila, Baydr's daughter, makes prisoners of Jordana, his wife, and their young son - the Prince. The lives of the hostages depend upon a daring raid to be staged by combined Arab-Israeli forces, led by Col Ben Ezra and ' The Pirate '.
(First showing on British television)

Contributors

Unknown:
Harold Robbins
Baydr:
Franco Nero
Jordana:
Anne Archer
Rashid:
Ian McShane
Terry Sullivan:
Stuart Whitman
Leila:
Olivia Hussey
Ben Ezra:
Eli Wallach
Samir Al Fay:
Christopher Lee
Dick Carriage:
James Franciscus
Ali Yasfir:
Michael Constantine
Prince Feiyad:
Jeff Corey
Hamid:
Armand Assante
Muhammed:
Meeno Peluce
Maryam:
Carol Bagdasarian
Jacques:
Alain Patrick
Jabir:
Ferdy Mayne
Mrs Mason:
Marjorie Lord

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