Marie of the Isles

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.

Main 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.