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L'aigle des mers

Original title: The Sea Hawk
  • 1940
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  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
11K
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Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall in L'aigle des mers (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.

  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Howard Koch
    • Seton I. Miller
  • Stars
    • Errol Flynn
    • Brenda Marshall
    • Claude Rains
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Howard Koch
      • Seton I. Miller
    • Stars
      • Errol Flynn
      • Brenda Marshall
      • Claude Rains
    • 102User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 4 nominations total

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    The Sea Hawk
    Trailer 2:23
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    Errol Flynn and Henry Daniell, "The Sea Hawk" 1940 Warner Bros.
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    Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Alan Hale, and Brenda Marshall in L'aigle des mers (1940)
    Errol Flynn and Alan Hale in L'aigle des mers (1940)
    Errol Flynn in L'aigle des mers (1940)

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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
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Howard Koch
      • Seton I. Miller
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    • Trivia
      Henry Daniell couldn't fence. The climactic duel had to be filmed using a double and skillful inter-cutting.
    • 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

      Dona Maria Alvarez de Cordoba: I'm not in the habit of conversing with thieves. I thought I made that quite clear, Captain Thorpe.

      Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe: Why, yes, all except your definition. Tell me, is a thief an Englishman who steals?

      Dona Maria Alvarez de Cordoba: It's anybody who steals... whether it's piracy or robbing women.

      Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe: Oh, I see. I've been admiring some of the jewels we found in your chest... particularly the wrought gold. It's Aztec, isn't it? I wonder just how those Indians were persuaded to part with it.

    • 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 reviews102

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    7/10
    the blueprint for swashbuckling adventure
    This textbook example of Hollywood derring-do from the Warner Bros. vaults features Errol Flynn at his most dashing and heroic, squaring off against the Spanish armada and winning the hand of beautiful noblewoman Brenda Marshall. It might appear stale by today's high-tech action/adventure standards, but with a generous stock of swordplay, sea battles, romance, and heroism it's a formula that never fails to please, and one which movie makers have been trying to duplicate (with only mixed success) ever since.

    Familiar faces in the attractive cast include Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, the ubiquitous Alan Hale, Gilbert Roland, and Flora Robson, portraying Queen Elizabeth I only one year after the definitive Bette Davis performance in 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex'.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 1947 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Sea Hawk
    • Filming locations
      • Laguna Beach, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,700,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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