Synopsis
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
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Cast
- Errol FlynnDr. Peter Blood
- Olivia de HavillandArabella Bishop
- Lionel AtwillColonel Bishop
- Basil RathboneLevasseur
- Ross AlexanderJeremy Pitt
- Guy KibbeeHagthorpe
- Henry StephensonLord Willoughby
- Robert BarratWolverstone
- Hobart CavanaughDr. Bronson
- Donald MeekDr. Whacker
Recommendations
- 100
LarsenOnFilm
Directed by Michael Curtiz, Captain Blood is much more than a showcase for one of Hollywood’s legends. The action sequences at sea crackle with excitement (and surprisingly intricate special effects), while the well-navigated narrative, based on a book by adventure novelist Rafael Sabatini, has the fatalistic scope of Charles Dickens. - 100
Chicago Tribune
It is masterfully directed by Michael Curtiz, features a stirring score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, has love interest supplied by Olivia de Havilland and boasts a rousing duel to the death between Flynn and (yes, again) Basil Rathbone. [24 Jul 1987, p.74] - 100
Tampa Bay Times
The blueprint for every pirate movie since. [24 Jan 2008, p.28W] - 90
The New York Times
With a spirited and criminally good-looking Australian named Errol Flynn playing the genteel buccaneer to the hilt, the photoplay recaptures the air of high romantic adventure which is so essential to the tale. - 90
Variety
Captain Blood, from the Rafael Sabatini novel, is a big picture. It's a spectacle which will establish both Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Director Michael Curtiz hasn't spared the horses. It's a lavish, swashbuckling saga of the Spanish main. - 90
Orlando Sentinel
Flynn's combination of lithe, animal grace, clear-eyed youthfulness, pure English-speaking voice and athletic prowess is irresistible. [01 Nov 1998, p.68] - 80
Empire
Lavish pirate adventure that launched Errol Flynn onto 1930's screens and ensured that buckles would be swashed for a good few years to follow. - 75
Chicago Reader
Michael Curtiz, the most polished of Warner's studio technicians, starts Flynn off royally.
