The Sea Hawk

Name: The Sea Hawk
Genre: Adventure, History, Romance
Released: 1940-08-10
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Flora Robson

1940·Movie·NR·127 min·★ 7.2(153)

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“Dashing... romantic... Errol Flynn at his thrilling best!”

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

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Brazil	Looke, Looke Amazon Channel	—

About The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk is a 1940 English-language adventure, history and romance film directed by Michael Curtiz. The cast is led by Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains. It has a runtime of 2h 7m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Fawesome.

The Sea Hawk was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on August 10, 1940, and carries a NR certification. Made on a budget of about $2 million, it went on to gross $2 million worldwide.

Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Howard W. Koch, Seton I. Miller
Release date: August 10, 1940
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $2 million
Box office: $2 million
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

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The Sea Hawk cast & crew

The Sea Hawk was directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Howard W. Koch and Seton I. Miller.

The cast features Errol Flynn as Captain Geoffrey Thorpe, Brenda Marshall as Doña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba, Claude Rains as Don José Alvarez de Cordoba, Donald Crisp as Admiral Sir John Burleson, Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth, and Alan Hale as Carl Pitt.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, cinematography is by Sol Polito, and it was produced by Hal B. Wallis.

Is The Sea Hawk worth watching?

The Sea Hawk holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 153 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed adventure films.

At 2h 7m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy adventure, history, and romance, The Sea Hawk is worth a place on your watchlist.

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