Adventure ·History ·Romance · United States of America · 1940 · 2h 7m

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk poster
Director
Michael Curtiz
Cast
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
Crew
Sol Polito — Director of Photography George Amy — Editor Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Original Music Composer Seton I. Miller — Screenplay Howard W. Koch — Screenplay Rafael Sabatini — Novel
Tagline

Dashing... romantic... Errol Flynn at his thrilling best!

Synopsis

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

Trailer The Sea Hawk — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
queen elizabeth isword fightpirateswashbucklerarmada16th centurythe privateers
Key Collaborators
Michael Curtiz Director Sol Polito Director of Photography George Amy Editor Erich Wolfgang Korngold Original Music Composer Seton I. Miller Screenplay Howard W. Koch Screenplay Rafael Sabatini Novel Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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