Captain Blood
original film poster
Directed by	Michael Curtiz
Produced by	Harry Joe Brown Gordon Hollingshead
Written by	Casey Robinson
Starring	Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Basil Rathbone
Music by	Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Cinematography	Ernest Haller Hal Mohr
Editing by	George Amy
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Running time	119 min.
IMDb profile

Captain Blood is a 1935 swashbuckling film made by First National Pictures and Warner Brothers. It was directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Harry Joe Brown and Gordon Hollingshead with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer. The screenplay, written by Casey Robinson, was based on the novel of the same name by Rafael Sabatini. It featured a stirring musical score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Some of the impressive sea-battle footage was taken from The Sea Hawk (1924) (not to be confused with Flynn's 1940 film of the same name). Image File history File links Captain_Blood. ... Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, whose best known films include The Adventures of Robin Hood, Casablanca, and White Christmas. ... Harry Joe Brown (b. ... Gordon Hollingshead (b. ... Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959) was an Australian film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. ... Olivia de Havilland on the March, 1944 issue of Movieland Magazine Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award-winning Japanese-born American film actress. ... Basil Rathbone (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an English actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and swashbuckler film villain roles. ... Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was a composer. ... Ernest Haller, also credited as Ernie B. Haller, (31 May 1896-21 October 1970), was an American cinematographer. ... Hal Mohr (b. ... Starting as a film editor at age 17, George Amy (1903 - 1986) found his niche at Warner Brothers in the 1930s. ... Warner Bros. ... See also: 1934 in film 1935 1936 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). ... A Swashbuckler is a term that came about in the 16th century and was applied to rough, noisy, boastful swordsman. To swash is to swagger and swing about, making a lot of noise and a buckler is a shield. The stock character Miles Glorioso is a swashbuckler. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The First National Exhibitors Circuit was founded 1917 by the merger of 26 of the biggest First Run cinema chains in the United States of America, controlling more than 600 cinemas, more than 200 of them were First Run cinemas. ... Warner Bros. ... Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, whose best known films include The Adventures of Robin Hood, Casablanca, and White Christmas. ... Harry Joe Brown (b. ... Gordon Hollingshead (b. ... Hal B. Wallis (September 14, 1898 – October 5, 1986) was an American motion picture producer. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ... Captain Blood is an adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1922. ... Rafael Sabatini (April 29, 1875 - February 13, 1950) was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure. ... Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was a composer. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Movie poster for The Sea Hawk The Sea Hawk is a 1940 adventure film about an English privateer set in the Elizabethan era, loosely based on the historical figure Sir Francis Drake. ...

The film starred Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland with Lionel Atwill and Basil Rathbone. It was the first of eight films co-starring De Havilland and Flynn, and in 1938, the two would be re-united with Rathbone in The Adventures of Robin Hood. Rathbone hated Flynn, and in the swordfighting scene, he intentionally scarred Flynn's arm, for life. Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959) was an Australian film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. ... Olivia de Havilland on the March, 1944 issue of Movieland Magazine Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award-winning Japanese-born American film actress. ... Lionel Atwill in Mystery of the Wax Museum Lionel Atwill (March 1, 1885 - April 22, 1946) was a stage and film actor born in London, England. ... Basil Rathbone (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an English actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and swashbuckler film villain roles. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Adventures of Robin Hood is the title of: a 1938 movie, starring Errol Flynn: see The Adventures of Robin Hood (movie) a television series of the 1950s, starring Richard Greene: see The Adventures of Robin Hood (series) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other...

Plot

In seventeenth century England, Dr. Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) is convicted of treason against the King for aiding a wounded friend who had participated in the Monmouth Rebellion. He is sold into slavery, and purchased by the beautiful Arabella Bishop (Olivia de Havilland). Doctor Blood and his fellow slaves escape, steal a Spanish ship and begin a life of piracy. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... The Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow the King of England, James II, who became king when his elder brother, Charles II, died on 6 February 1685. ...

Award nominations

The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and, despite not being nominated, Michael Curtiz received the second-greatest number of votes for Best Director, solely as a write-in candidate. Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Casey Robinson also failed to be nominated and also received substantially more votes for their work on this film than most of the official nominees. // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the persons name. ...

External links

• Captain Blood at the Internet Movie Database
• DVD Journal review