Captain Blood

Talk about taking one long chance. The original star of Captain Blood was to be Robert Donat. But health reasons as they did often in Donat's career prevented him from doing this film. So Jack Warner gave the lead in... Full review

I'm not that big on pirate movies and I thought this might be overrated.....but I was wrong. This is good stuff and I wonder if a more realistic pirate movie has ever been made.This was Errol Flynn's first starring role... Full review

This is remembered as Errol Flynn's great opening movie role - which is partly true. He had a nice career in Australian movies (one a film about Fletcher Christian and the Bounty), but CAPTAIN BLOOD was his first Hollywood film... Full review

In 1685, in England, the Irish Dr. Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) is unfairly accused of treachery of King James just because he treated a wounded rebel. He is sent to prison and six months later sentenced to hanging. In the... Full review

It's Flynn's first big picture and it brings him together with Olivia DeHavilland, Michael Curtiz, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. It's not their best movie together but it's a terrific introduction to the parts these personalities were to play in swashbucklers.Flynn... Full review

'Captain Blood' is not easily understood by a lot of viewers. Although far from a "love or hate" film, it is frequently characterized as "boring" and "unconvincing" by people who do not understand its subject matter---buccaneers of the Caribbean.For a... Full review

Nearly 80 years old and `Captain Blood' still is one of the greatest sea-adventures ever made. It initially served as an appropriate answer to `Mutiny on the Bounty', also released in 1935 and starring Clark Gable. This film launched the... Full review

CAPTAIN BLOOD, Warners' 1935 remake of a popular 1924 silent film, is best remembered today as Errol Flynn's springboard to stardom, and the first of a series of classic swashbucklers from the studio. Yet the film was nearly shelved, and... Full review

'Captain Blood' made stars of Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland when it was released, both winning their roles by default when other casting attempts failed. It's a rousing pirate adventure tale, told as only Rafael Sabatini in his novel... Full review

Errol Flynn's first starring turn as an action hero is set in the golden age of piracy. Flynn's character, Captain Blood, starts out as Dr. Blood; a compassionate physician who makes the mistake of treating English rebels. Royalists take a... Full review

What is most interesting about Captain Blood -....But Captain Blood is also worthwhile viewing for the chance to watch a soon-to-be star in his first role....played by the always-reliably excellent Basil Rathbone -....I daresay Pirates would have been nearly as monotonous as Captain Blood had Depp's Sparrow not been around from the first reel..... ... Full Review

Captain Blood Classic Movie Review....Captain Blood"' came out on 1935 and was one of the best movies that year being nominated for 2 Oscars..... ... Full Review

Great News--they're remaking the best pirate movie of all--Captain Blood! ... Full Review

I can see the righteous, revolutionary elements getting emphasized under Noyce's aegis (it's important to note that he hasn't committed to directing just yet), but CAPTAIN BLOOD can't sustain too much weight. It's a great story ... Full Review

It is a mildly entertaining film with just the right mix of old-school swashbuckling fun and charm. Louis Hayward, already comfortable with the character, again makes for a rousing hero and the supporting cast seems to work a little better this time. ... Full Review

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The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is in the middle of a smoldering weekend at Artpark. Today at 3 p. m., it is "Music from the Silver Screen," the centerpiece being the Violin Concerto by the film composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who... ... Full Article

If you know your pirates and are a fan of classic cinema, then I'm sure I don't need to tell you about Captain Blood . ... Full Article

This time last year Warner Bros announced they were developing a remake of the Errol Flynn-starring Pirate classic "Captain Blood" with Phil Noyce onboard to direct. ... Full Article

A re-imagining of 1935's "Captain Blood," Yet, another classic film being put into modernization. If your going to be re-imagining old films then do ones that weren't any good. ... Full Article

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