The Sea Hawk
1940 · Movie · NR · 127 min · ★ 7.2
Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.
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Details
- Years
- 1940
- Release date
- 1940-08-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 127 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (153 votes)
- Box office
- $2,678,000
- Budget
- $1,701,211
Themes
- queen elizabeth i
- sword fight
- pirate
- swashbuckler
- armada
- 16th century
- the privateers
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1941 · nominated
Cast & crew
Errol Flynn
as Captain Geoffrey Thorpe
Brenda Marshall
as Doña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba
Claude Rains
as Don José Alvarez de Cordoba
Donald Crisp
as Admiral Sir John Burleson
Flora Robson
as Queen Elizabeth
Alan Hale
as Carl Pitt
Henry Daniell
as Lord Wolfingham
Una O'Connor
as Miss Latham
James Stephenson
as Abbott
Gilbert Roland
as Capt. Lopez
Directed by Michael Curtiz