Tripoli (film)

Tripoli is a 1950 American adventure film directed by Will Price and starring Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, and Philip Reed. Set during the First Barbary War, the film tells a fictionalized story of United States Marines battling against the Pasha of Tripoli. The plot revolves around a U.S. Marine officer who, with the help of a mysterious countess, attempts to rescue captured Americans held in Tripoli. The film is notable for its Technicolor cinematography and action sequences. It is considered a minor entry in the genre of historical war films. The film's title references the Battle of Derna and the famous line "to the shores of Tripoli" from the Marines' Hymn.