, ▁also ▁st arring ▁Gar land ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Fre ed . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁Techn icol or . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁picture ▁finally ▁went ▁into ▁release , ▁cost ing ▁$ 3 , 7 6 8 , 4 9 6 . ▁ ▁It ▁went ▁over ▁its ▁budget ▁by ▁$ 5 5 3 , 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁Aud ien ces ▁failed ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁film ' s ▁high - brow ▁amb itions , ▁and ▁while ▁many ▁critics ▁ha iled ▁its ▁s oph istic ation , ▁box ▁office ▁results ▁failed ▁to ▁follow ▁suit . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁author ▁David ▁Sh ip man , ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁The ▁Great ▁Movie ▁Stars : ▁The ▁Golden ▁Years , ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁being ▁overall ▁" a ▁neat ▁m one ym aker , ▁but ▁otherwise ▁probably ▁the ▁least ▁successful ▁of ▁Gar land ' s ▁M GM ▁films ." ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁offered , ▁" The ▁Pir ate , ▁which ▁came ▁yesterday ▁to ▁the ▁Radio ▁City ▁Music ▁Hall , ▁is ▁a ▁d azz ling , ▁spect ac ular ▁extra v ag anza , ▁shot ▁through ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁colors ▁of ▁the ▁rain bow ▁and ▁then ▁some ▁that ▁Techn icol or ▁pat ented . ▁ ▁It ▁takes ▁this ▁m amm oth ▁show ▁some ▁time ▁to ▁generate ▁a ▁full ▁head ▁of ▁steam , ▁but ▁when ▁it ▁gets ▁rolling ▁it ' s ▁thoroughly ▁delight ful ." ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Her ald