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The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

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

19407.22h 7m

Overview

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

Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Howard W. Koch, Seton I. Miller, Rafael Sabatini
Box OfficeBudget: $1.7MRevenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Captain Geoffrey Thorpe

Brenda Marshall

Brenda Marshall

Doña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba

Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Don José Alvarez de Cordoba

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Admiral Sir John Burleson

Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Queen Elizabeth

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Carl Pitt

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Lord Wolfingham

Una O'Connor

Una O'Connor

Miss Latham

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Abbott

Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

Capt. Lopez

Themes & Keywords

queen elizabeth isword fightpirateswashbucklerarmada16th centurythe privateers

About The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk is a adventure, history, romance film released in 1940 exploring themes of queen elizabeth i, sword fight, pirate, swashbuckler, armada, 16th century. Directed by Michael Curtiz, it stars Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains. Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

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