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Captain Blood

Captain Blood

A million dollars worth of adventure!

19357.21h 59m

Overview

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Rafael Sabatini, Casey Robinson
Produced by Harry Joe Brown, Gordon Hollingshead
Box OfficeBudget: $1.2M0

Top Cast

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Dr. Peter Blood

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Arabella Bishop

Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

Colonel Bishop

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Levasseur

Ross Alexander

Ross Alexander

Jeremy Pitt

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Hagthorpe

Henry Stephenson

Henry Stephenson

Lord Willoughby

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Wolverstone

Hobart Cavanaugh

Hobart Cavanaugh

Dr. Bronson

Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Dr. Whacker

Themes & Keywords

governorjamaicaexiletreasonsword fightpiracypiratedoctorslavephysicianswashbuckleririshmanbuccaneersea battlepirate ship17th centurysold into slavery

About Captain Blood

Captain Blood is a adventure, history, romance film released in 1935 exploring themes of governor, jamaica, exile, treason, sword fight, piracy. Directed by Michael Curtiz, it stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill. Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

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