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Captain Blood

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Captain Blood
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NR,2hrs 0min
Genres:
Action,Romance
Released:
January 1, 1935
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone  ...more
Synopsis: When British actor Robert Donat dropped out of Warner Bros. Captain Blood, the studio took a chance on its new contractee, Tasmania-born Errol Flynn. Adapted from the novel by Rafael Sabatini, the film is set during the oppressive reign of King James II. Irish physician Peter Blood (Errol Flynn), arrested for treating a wounded anti-crown rebel, is condemned to slavery in Jamaica. Here he earns several privileges after treating the governor (George Hassell) for gout; this does not rest well with ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Captain Blood is typical of the better-grade Warner Bros. efforts of the mid-1930s, combining first-rate production values with heavy-duty star power. Directed by Michael Curtiz with his usual economical style and talent for staging complex sequences, the film is among the best of the adventure films of its era, if at times too talkative for a film with only formulaic things to say. The United States ... Full Review
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Errol Flynn
Peter Blood
Olivia de Havilland
Arabella Bishop
Basil Rathbone
Capt. Levasseur
Lionel Atwill
Col. Bishop
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