The Sea Hawk

1940

Action / Adventure / History / Romance

17
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 94% · 18 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 11638 11.6K

queen elizabeth i sword fight pirate swashbuckler armada 16th century

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Plot summary

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

Director

Michael Curtiz Photo
Michael Curtiz

Top cast

Stuart Holmes Photo
Stuart Holmes as (uncredited)
Anthony Warde Photo
Anthony Warde as Whipper
Nestor Paiva Photo
Nestor Paiva as First Slavemaster
J.W. Cody Photo
J.W. Cody as Whipper
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1.03 GB
1280*932
English 2.0
TV-G
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
Seeds 5
2.01 GB
1472*1072
English 2.0
TV-G
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 8 / 10

First things first. This has virtually nothing at

First things first. This has virtually nothing at all to do with the 1924 Frank Lloyd version nor, indeed, does it have very much to do with the original Rafael Sabatini novel either - but it is still probably my favourite Errol Flynn film. The story is (very) loosely based on the courageous activities of the privateers who raided the Spanish treasure ships during the reign of Elizabeth I of England (rather convincingly portrayed here by Flora Robson). Flynn seizes an ambassadorial galleon on which are travelling Claude Rains and Brenda Marshall, and a tale of espionage, secrecy, love and skullduggery ensues for an exciting couple of hours. Korngold always had the skill to add something special with his score to these seafaring adventure films - and he does in abundance here too (though perhaps not the songs with the shockingly terrible rhymes!?). Henry Daniell is also worthy of mention as the duplicitous "Lord Wolfingham" and Michael Curtiz is at his action-packed best as he offers us loads of swash, buckle and a thoroughly enjoyable piece of cinema that you ought to see on the big screen if you get a chance.
Reviewed by Boba_Fett1138 9 / 10

A great adventurous story!

What really makes "The Sea Hawk" good is the great adventurous story. It's filled with action, romance and adventure. A true swashbuckler.

Errol Flynn really is one superb hero. Not only has he got the right looks but he also was a very talented actor who unfortunately died far too early at the age of 50.

I also love how the rest of the characters are portrayed such as Elizabeth I and the 'gentleman' villains. Also the love story is done good in a non-distractive way and Brenda Marshall really was one beautiful woman!

Still its funny to see how much more polite the English are portrayed than the Spanish. Not only do they politely capture all the Spanish soldiers but they also find time to free all the galley slaves and take them ALL on their ship back to England. It really is funny to see how black and white the story is at times. But this is really my only small point of critic about this movie.

A very entertaining adventurous swashbuckling movie with some wonderful music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. After more than 60 years it hasn't lost any of its power and therefor is recommendable to everyone, even those who aren't familiar with 'classics'.

9/10

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