In Our Flag Means Death, Blackbeard is played by indigenous New Zealand actor and filmmaker Taika Waititi. Here, the iconic pirate’s persona as an all-powerful, almost mythological figure to be ...

Our Flag Means Death turns the story of a lesser-known 18th Century pirate into a contemporary comedy resonant for today. Focus Reset. Skip to content. IGN Plus. Home.

The USS Kidd's pirate flag, the infamous skull and crossbones that hearkens back to the Golden Age of Piracy that spanned the 17th and 18th centuries, is the only one the U.S. Navy has ever ...