Top billed cast

1. 

   Errol Flynn

   Captain Geoffrey Thorpe

2. 

   Brenda Marshall

   Doña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba

3. 

   Claude Rains

   Don José Alvarez de Cordoba

4. 

   Donald Crisp

   Admiral Sir John Burleson

5. 

   Flora Robson

   Queen Elizabeth

6. 

   Alan Hale

   Carl Pitt

7. 

   Henry Daniell

   Lord Wolfingham

8. 

   Una O'Connor

   Miss Latham

9. 

   James Stephenson

   Abbott

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-23

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 convincingly portrayed here by Flora Robson). Flynn seizes an ambassadorial galleon on which are travelling Claude Rains and Brenda Marshall, and a tale of espionage, secrecy, love and skul...read the rest

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7. Kings of the Sun61%
8. The Scarlet Pimpernel67%
9. Hellfighters63%
10. The Pride and the Passion60%
11. H.M.S. Defiant65%
12. The Mark of Zorro71%
13. Aladdin70%
14. Reap the Wild Wind64%
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,700,000.00

Revenue
$2,000,000.00

Keywords

• queen elizabeth i
• sword fight
• pirate
• swashbuckler
• armada
• 16th century
• the privateers