The Sea Hawk

This is definitely an Errol Flynn classic, meaning one of his best films and the charismatic star of the mid-'30s to mid-'40s did a number of entertaining ones. He's best known - on screen, that is - as a swordsman... Full review

Swashbuckling adventure about an English pirate who disastrously falls in love with the daughter of a Spanish ambassador, right before war breaks out between the two neighboring countries. Without the lawful approval of Queen Elizabeth [Flora Robson], the countries most renowned... Full review

The boys do know how to swash their buckle! By "the boys," I mean the team that made "Captain Blood" in 1935 and "The Adventures Of Robin Hood" three years later, in 1938. Two years after Robin Hood, in 1940,... Full review

My favorite Errol Flynn movie has always been The Sea Hawk. Flynn made this in 1940 at the height of his career. All it is missing is Flynn's usual screen partner in that period, Olivia DeHavilland.Errol Flynn plays the fictional... Full review

This film tells the story of Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe (Errol Flynn), who is a tenacious "Sea Hawk" (some sort of pirate dedicated to patrol the coats of England). I had always thought that "Adventures of Robin Hood" was the best... Full review

What really makes "The Sea Hawk" good is the great adventurous story. It's filled with action, romance and adventure. A true swashbuckler.Errol Flynn really is one superb hero. Not only has he got the right looks but he also was... Full review

I'm always up for some good, old-fashioned swashbuckler fun, and The Sea Hawk is one of the most amusing entries in that field. Directed by specialist Michael Curtiz and starring the legendary Errol Flynn. They previously worked together on `Captain... Full review

THE SEA HAWK is usually listed with THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD and CAPTAIN BLOOD as Errol Flynn's finest films, an honor it richly deserves. Filmed in 1940, at the peak of Flynn's popularity, before the sensational rape trial and... Full review

In "The Sea Hawk", hero Errol Flynn, director Michael Curtiz, and composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold provide great entertainment very similar to that in their earlier classic that starred Flynn as Robin Hood. Supporting actors Alan Hale, Claude Rains, and Una... Full review

It's Erich Wolfgang Korngold who carries "The Sea Hawk". He picks it up at the first frame with a rousing trumpet fanfare; he follows the story all the way from England to Panama, where a kind of syncopated not-jazz-exactly with... Full review

The mono soundtrack is adequate....But the film owes a slavish obligation to propaganda that cursed many a wartime adventure story.....The action sequences are at least as good as those in Robin Hood , trading in that film's gorgeous Technicolor for crisply respectable black and white.....The picture feels surprisingly fresh considering how unashamedly calculated it was..... ... Full Review

The escape from slavery, almost entirely without dialogue, is all taut editing between chains being worn down and sweaty close ups of indignant heroesleading into breathtaking wide shots of sailors rope-climbing to their freedom. When Flynn is labeled dashing and gallant, it's all in his grooming. ... Full Review

thought that a good patriotic film might be order.....in 1940, "The Sea Hawk" reunited Flynn with his favorite director, Michael Curtiz.....Flynn plays the dashing Captain Geoffrey Thorpe, the best Sea Hawk of the lot.....The film became a propaganda plug for liberty.... ... Full Review

Working on his 10th of 12 movies with Flynn, Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) masterfully directs the film's blend of royal intrigue and derring-do heroics -....The film was stirringly topical in its day.....In one of his best roles, Errol Flynn plays Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe, who commandeers a 40-gun galleon, endures captivity.... ... Full Review

There are several good action sequences but at over two hours long it drags in many places. ... Full Review

In my first post about classic movie soundtracks To symphony-type audiences, probably the best-known of the early studio film composers is Erich Wolfgang Korngold, given that some of his concert music remains in the repertory (in particular the Violin Concerto ... Full Article

Cannons thunder, blades clatter and Erich Wolfgang Korngold's incomparable music swirls and flourishes in The Sea Hawk. In one of his best roles, Errol Flynn plays Capt. ... Full Article

First class, rousing adventure with the inimitable Flynn swashing away, aided by top Curtiz direction and bracing Korngold score. Everything else clicks, too: the cinematography of Sol Polito, terrific Warners production values and a cast of character actors hard to... ... Full Article

In my first post about classic movie soundtracks To symphony-type audiences, probably the best-known of the early studio film composers is Erich Wolfgang Korngold , given that some of his concert music remains in the repertory (in particular the Violin ... Full Article

In the 1580s, the Sea Hawks -- the name given to the bold privateers who prowl the oceans taking ships and treasure on behalf the British crown -- are the most dedicated defenders of British interests in the face of... ... Full Article

The central section of the movie involves Captain Thorpe's plan to rob the Spanish of their gold before it ever leaves the Americas, a surprise attack on the Spaniards in the jungles of Panama, a plan to which the Queen... ... Full Article