The Sea Hawk (1940)
Genre: Adventure / Action
Duration: 127 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Stars: Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall and Claude Rains
IMDb score:
7,6 (11.558)
Releasedate: 10 August 1940
The Sea Hawk plot
"Dashing... romantic... Errol Flynn at his thrilling best!"
The Spanish King Philip II wants to start a war against England, but to hide his intentions for the time being and make the attack come as a surprise, he sends Don José Alvarez de Cordoba as a diplomat to the English court. However, his ship is sunk by the English captain Geoffrey Thorpe, much to the anger of Queen Elizabeth of England who continues to believe in peace with Spain.
Actors and actresses
Captain Geoffrey Thorpe
Doña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba
Don José Alvarez de Cordoba
Admiral Sir John Burleson
Queen Elizabeth
Carl Pitt
Lord Wolfingham
Miss Latham
Abbott
Capt. Lopez
Reviews & comments
frolunda
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- 1115 messages
- 4613 votes
Solid adventure film that is a bit too light in the first hour but then becomes grimmer and better. I'm not really disappointed with Flynn, although he does a reasonable job here. More convincing are Rains (always good), Daniell and Robson as Queen Elizabeth (who, by the way, she plays three had also played in Fire over England a year earlier). Director Michael Curtiz delivers the best performance and Sol Polito's camera work is also breathtaking. Conclusion: excellent film that is still more than worth seeing.
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scorsese
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- 13430 messages
- 11264 votes
Excellent film about an English captain who sinks a Spanish ship without the Queen's permission. Adventure, tension, action, drama, romance and some humor all perfectly dosed. Partly because of this, the whole thing looks quite smooth. The camera work also manages to be surprising here and there (especially for a film from that time). Another excellent collaboration from Michael Curtiz and Errol Flynn.
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Film Pegasus (moderator films)
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- 31272 messages
- 5512 votes
A film with the necessary action, Errol Flynn in a role that suits him and beautiful images. And yet the film held little interest for me. It seemed to be quite standard, although fortunately the film does have some nice moments. Michael Curtiz did better with Aventures of Robin Hood a few years earlier (not to mention Casablanca). Then this is somewhat insignificant. For genre lovers, but otherwise one from the forgotten corner.
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