England of the late XVII century, the civil war is in full swing. Doctor Peter blood is wrongly referred to the rebels and sent into slavery on a plantation in Jamaica. There, he quickly becomes a deadly enemy in the person of the Governor of Jamaica, Colonel Bishop, but wins the heart of his pretty niece Arabella.
Peter with the friends manage to escape from the island taking Spanish ship, and soon he becomes the most famous and successful pirate of the Caribbean. But neither the naval battles or treasure hunt nothing makes forget the noble image of his beloved pirate
Captain Blood
| Year | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Tagline | THE MOST MAGNIFICENT & THRILLING SEA ADVENTURE EVER FILMED |
| Director | Michael Curtiz |
| Cinematography | Ernest HallerHal Mohr |
| Scriptwriters | Rafael SabatiniCasey Robinson |
| Produced | Harry Joe BrownGordon HollingsheadHal B. Wallis |
| Music | Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
| Art Direction | Anton GrotMilo Anderson |
| Editing | George Amy |
| Genres | ActionAdventure |
| Release Date | December 19, 1935 |
| Runtime | 105 min. |
Plot Summary
Did You Know?
The film is based on the novel by Rafael Sabatini.
In the role of captain blood was supposed to play Robert Donat, but in the end, the heads of Warner Bros. decided to take a chance and replaced him with Errol Flynn, then no one unknown actor from Australia.
In the battle scenes there were not real ships, and small models.
By his own admission, Flynn in the film he often played his partner, the actress Olivia de Havilland. Some of his jokes were pretty mean for example, once the actor hid in the linen Olivia a dead snake than scared actress.
Basil Rathbone, who plays captain Levasseur, did not like Errol Flynn. In the scene of the fight of their heroes Rathbone distracted the enemy's attention, saying that they will receive for participation in the film is much more than Flynn, and deliberately wounded him in the arm.
The film was shown in Soviet cinemas under the title "Island of sufferings".
