The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940 | 2h 8m | Action, Romance | TV-G

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Brief Synopsis

Elizabeth I, queen of the upstart island nation of England, commissions buccaneer captain Geoffrey Thorpe to harass the Spanish Armada. At a time when Spain dominates Europe, has conquered most of the Americas and is building the greatest naval fleet.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Michael Curtiz

CAST

Errol Flynn

Brenda Marshall

Claude Rains

Donald Crisp

Alan Hale

PRODUCERS

Hal B. Wallis

WRITERS

Howard E. Koch

Seton I Miller

Host Intros

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Dave Karger Intro -- The Sea Hawk (1940)
Intro Aired: Mar 2019
TCM's Dave Karger introduces The Sea Hawk, 1940.

Related Videos

Sea Hawk, The (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Fire On The Uproll!
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The Albatross under the command of Captain Thorpe (Errol Flynn), with help from Pitt (Alan Hale), Preston (Ellis Irving) et al, makes short work of a Spanish galleon, in Michael Curtiz' The Sea Hawk, 1940.
Sea Hawk, The (1940) -- (Movie Clip) It Will Be Spain!
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Fantastic menace from director Michael Curtiz in the early days of the Second World War, King Philip of Spain (Montagu Love), making his intentions clear, opening The Sea Hawk, 1940, starring Errol Flynn.
Sea Hawk, The (1940) -- (Movie Clip) We Are A Little Pressed For Time
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Captain Thorpe (Errol Flynn) is polite as he evacuates the Spanish ship he's just crippled, assistance from Pitt (Alan Hale), irritation from noble passenger Don Alvarez (Claude Rains) and niece (Brenda Marshall) and their English attendant (Una O'Connor), in The Sea Hawk, 1940.
Sea Hawk, The (1940) -- (Movie Clip) My Lady Of The Roses
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Spanish noble Dona Maria (Brenda Marshall) is gathering roses with her English maid (Una O'Connor) when their former captor Captain Thorpe (Errol Flynn) happens by, charmed, in The Sea Hawk, 1940.
Sea Hawk, The (1940) -- (Movie Clip) An Immediate Audience
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The monkey lost by Captain Thorpe (Errol Flynn) is explained when he arrives, secretly pleasing the Queen Elizabeth (Flora Robson) and irritating his rivals (Henry Daniell, et al) in Michael Curtiz' The Sea Hawk, 1940.
Sea Hawk, The -- (Re-issue Trailer)
Trailer
Errol Flynn plays a British buccaneer who holds the Spanish fleet at bay with the covert approval of Queen Elizabeth I in The Sea Hawk (1940).

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