Based on an island in the Mississippi River a pirate gang terrorize the town of Helena and the steamboats. Sheriff James Lively can't stop pirate boss Kelly from tricking the Cherokees into helping him attack a steamboat with a precious cargo.[3]
The Pirates of the Mississippi was released in France on 13 October 1965.[4] It passed German censors on 18 October 1963 and was released to television in West Germany on 22 June 1969.[1]