Trailer
Summary
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 95Audiences 79GoodWatch 86
Running time
1 h 59 min
A typical length for adventure movies, +16 min on the typical 103
typical 103119Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 69 more
Released
1935
December 26, 1935
91 years ago
Genre
AdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchSpanishMade in
United States
Academy Awards1936
- Best Picture1936Nominated
- Directing1936Nominated
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)1936Nominated
- Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment1936Nominated
- Outstanding Production1936Nominated
- Sound1936Nominated
- Sound Recording1936Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
43 people
Errol FlynnDr. Peter Blood
Olivia de HavillandArabella Bishop
Lionel AtwillColonel Bishop
Basil RathboneLevasseur
Ross AlexanderJeremy Pitt
Guy KibbeeHagthorpe
Henry StephensonLord Willoughby
Robert BarratWolverstone
Hobart CavanaughDr. Bronson
Donald MeekDr. Whacker
Jessie RalphMrs. Barlow
Forrester HarveyHonesty Nutall
Frank McGlynn Sr.Reverend Ogle
Holmes HerbertCapt. Gardner
David TorrenceAndrew Baynes
J. Carrol NaishCahusac
Pedro de CordobaDon Diego
George HassellGovernor Steed
Matthew BeardGovernor's Attendant
Harry CordingKent
Leonard MudieBaron Jeffreys
Ivan F. SimpsonProsecutor- SCStuart CaseyCapt. Hobart
- DCDavid CavendishLord Gildoy
Directing · 1
- Michael Curtiz Director
Writing · 2
- Casey Robinson Screenplay
- Rafael Sabatini Novel
Production · 4
- Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer
- Jack L. Warner Executive Producer
- Harry Joe Brown Producer
- Gordon Hollingshead Producer
Camera · 3
- Ernest Haller Director of Photography
- Hal Mohr Director of Photography
- L. De Angelis Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- George Amy Editor
Sound · 2
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold Original Music Composer
- Nathan Levinson Sound Engineer
Art · 1
- Anton Grot Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Milo Anderson Costume Design
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