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The Barbary Corsairs (2015)

ALL 10/31/2015 (de) Documentary, TV Movie 51 Min
  • Release
    10/31/2015
  • Production
    Taglicht Media, ARTE
  • Rotten tomato
    77%
  • Original title
    Die Korsaren - Angriff der Menschenhändler
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

In the 18th century, the Barbary threat became serious. In July 1785, two American boats were returned to Algiers; In the winter of 1793, eleven American ships, their crews in chains, were in the hands of the dey of Algiers. To ensure the freedom of movement of its commercial fleet, the United States was obliged to conclude treaties with the main Barbary states, paying considerable sums of money as a guarantee of non-aggression. With Morocco, treaty of 1786, 30,000 dollars; Tripoli, November 4, 1796, $56,000; Tunis, August 1797, 107,000 dollars. But the most expensive and the most humiliating was with the dey of Algiers, on September 5, 1795, “treaty of peace and friendship” which cost nearly a million dollars (including 525,000 in ransom for freed American slaves). , with an obligation to pay 20,000 dollars upon the arrival of each new consul and 17,000 dollars in annual gifts to senior Algerian officials...

  1. Robert Schotter

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Manou Lubowski

    Stephen Decatur

  2. Alexander von der Groeben

    Hark Olufs (old)

  3. Timur Bartels

    Hark Olufs (young)

  4. Leon Boden

    Narrator (voice)

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Casts : 4 , Crews : 30

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The Barbary Corsairs (2015) 51 Min

ALL 10/31/2015 (de)
Documentary, TV Movie
  • Release 10/31/2015
  • Production
    Taglicht Media, ARTE
  • Original title Die Korsaren - Angriff der Menschenhändler
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

In the 18th century, the Barbary threat became serious. In July 1785, two American boats were returned to Algiers; In the winter of 1793, eleven American ships, their crews in chains, were in the hands of the dey of Algiers. To ensure the freedom of movement of its commercial fleet, the United States was obliged to conclude treaties with the main Barbary states, paying considerable sums of money as a guarantee of non-aggression. With Morocco, treaty of 1786, 30,000 dollars; Tripoli, November 4, 1796, $56,000; Tunis, August 1797, 107,000 dollars. But the most expensive and the most humiliating was with the dey of Algiers, on September 5, 1795, “treaty of peace and friendship” which cost nearly a million dollars (including 525,000 in ransom for freed American slaves). , with an obligation to pay 20,000 dollars upon the arrival of each new consul and 17,000 dollars in annual gifts to senior Algerian officials...

  1. Robert Schotter

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Claudia Spoden

    Editor

  4. Bernd Wilting, Uli Veith

    Producer



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