The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Overview
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
Writers
Seton I. Miller, Howard W. Koch, Rafael Sabatini
Top Billed
Errol Flynn
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
⭐ 8/10June 23, 2022
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 Ro… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$1,700,000
Revenue
$2,000,000