Marie of the Isles (French: Marie des Isles, Italian: I flibustieri della Martinica) is a 1959 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Georges Combret and starring Belinda Lee, Alain Saury and Darío Moreno.
It was also known as The Wild and the Wanton.
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Cast
Belinda Lee as Marie Bonnard
Alain Saury as Jacques du Parquet
Darío Moreno as Desmarais – le traître
Magali Noël as Julie
Folco Lulli as Le capitaine Le Fort
Jacques Castelot as Le comte Cheneau de Saint-André
Noël Roquevert as Barracuda – le pirate
Philippe Hersent as Baillardel
Jean Clarieux as Le moine
Charles Bouillaud as Un excité
Alexandre Rignault as Bonnard
Luciano Benetti as La Perrière
Jean Tissier as Le père Hampteau
Production
The film was based on a novel by Robert Gaillard about the real life Jacques Dyel du Parquet which sold over 150,000 copies in France. The novel was published in the US, the first of Gaillard's novels to be so.
Belinda Lee's casting was announced in March 1959. It was one of a series of biographical roles she played in Europe.
Magali Noel fractured her ankle during filming in August.