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The Sea Hawk

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

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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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Status
Released
Budget
$1.7M
Box office
$2M
Language
English
  • queen elizabeth i
  • sword fight
  • pirate
  • swashbuckler
  • armada
  • 16th century
  • the privateers

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)New York City, New York10 Aug 1940
    • TheatricalNR31 Aug 1940
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical121 Aug 1947
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical17 Dec 1941
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU24 Dec 1946
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1218 Dec 1941
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/617 Dec 1943
  • RussiaSU

    • Theatrical24 Nov 1952
  • XCXC

    • Theatrical16 May 1947

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The Sea Hawk was released on 10 August 1940.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/23/2022

    8/10

    First things first. This has virtually nothing at all to do with the 1924 Frank Lloyd version nor, indeed, does it have very much to do with the original Rafael Sabatini novel either - but it is still probably my favourite Errol Flynn film. The story is (very) loosely based on the courageous activities of the privateers who raided the Spanish treasure ships during the reign of Elizabeth I of England (rather convincin…

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