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The Sea Hawk

  • 19401940
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  • 2h 7m
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7.6/10
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Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall in The Sea Hawk (1940)
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Geoffrey Thorpe, a buccaneer, is hired by Queen Elizabeth I to nag the Spanish Armada. The Armada is waiting for the attack on England and Thorpe surprises them with attacks on their galleon... Read allGeoffrey Thorpe, a buccaneer, is hired by Queen Elizabeth I to nag the Spanish Armada. The Armada is waiting for the attack on England and Thorpe surprises them with attacks on their galleons where he shows his skills on the sword.Geoffrey Thorpe, a buccaneer, is hired by Queen Elizabeth I to nag the Spanish Armada. The Armada is waiting for the attack on England and Thorpe surprises them with attacks on their galleons where he shows his skills on the sword.
IMDb RATING
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    • Michael Curtiz
    • Howard Koch(screen play)
    • Seton I. Miller(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Errol Flynn
    • Brenda Marshall
    • Claude Rains
    • Michael Curtiz
    • Howard Koch(screen play)
    • Seton I. Miller(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Errol Flynn
    • Brenda Marshall
    • Claude Rains
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 98User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars

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    Errol Flynn
    Errol Flynn
    • Geoffrey Thorpe
    Brenda Marshall
    Brenda Marshall
    • Doña Maria
    Claude Rains
    Claude Rains
    • Don José Alvarez de Cordoba
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • 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
    • Captain Lopez
    William Lundigan
    William Lundigan
    • Danny Logan
    Julien Mitchell
    • Oliver Scott
    Montagu Love
    Montagu Love
    • King Phillip II
    J.M. Kerrigan
    J.M. Kerrigan
    • Eli Matson
    David Bruce
    David Bruce
    • Martin Burke
    Clifford Brooke
    Clifford Brooke
    • William Tuttle
    Clyde Cook
    Clyde Cook
    • Walter Boggs
    Fritz Leiber
    Fritz Leiber
    • Inquisitor
      • Michael Curtiz
      • Howard Koch(screen play)
      • Seton I. Miller(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      The scenes of Doña Maria's (Brenda Marshall's) carriage travelling through the countryside were taken from David Copperfield (1935). The movie had to be darkened to disguise the fact that the carriage depicted was clearly too modern for this movie's Elizabethan setting.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the movie during King Phillip's monologue, the map on the wall shows western and northern parts of the North American continent which were not known at the time.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Queen Elizabeth: And now, my loyal subjects, a grave duty confronts us all: To prepare our nation for a war that none of us wants, least of all your queen. We have tried by all means in our power to avert this war. We have no quarrel with the people of Spain or of any other country; but when the ruthless ambition of a man threatens to engulf the world, it becomes the solemn obligation of all free men to affirm that the earth belongs not to any one man, but to all men, and that freedom is the deed and title to the soil on which we exist. Firm in this faith, we shall now make ready to meet the great armada that Philip sends against us. To this end, I pledge you ships - ships worthy of our seamen - a mighty fleet, hewn out of the forests of England; a navy foremost in the world - not only in our time, but for generations to come.

      Carl Pitt: [leading a cheer] To England, and the Queen!

    • Alternate versions
      The British version, available on video, includes an additional scene at the very end of the film, featuring an uplifting wartime speech from Queen Elizabeth.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Strike for the Shores of Dover
      (1940) (uncredited)

      Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold

      Lyrics by Jack Scholl and Howard Koch

      Sung by the oarsmen when they take over the ship

      Played also in the score

    User reviews98

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    8/10
    The Real Star of this Film
    While among the finest of Hollywood's swashbuckling classic films, the fine performances of its stars are still eclipsed by the rousing musical score of Erich Korngold. His music is timeless and an outstanding example of Hollywood's least appreciated contributors- the composers of film music. The art of film scoring, matching each scene with just the right music, has never received the recognition and accolades it truly deserves. The contributions of Korngold, Alfred Newman, Victor Young, John Barry, Henry Mancini, Maurice Jarre, John Williams and countless others are incalculable to the success of the films they scored. When Dorothy Hamill won her Gold Medal for Ladies Figure Skating at the Winter Olympics, she skated to music from "The Sea Hawk." Korngold's classic score was still fresh and stirring decades later.
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    FAQ1

    • Was this film based on the Rafael Sabatini book "The Sea Hawk"?

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 1940 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Laguna Beach, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 7 minutes
      • Black and White

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