Basil Rathbone, Donald Meek, Errol Flynn

An enslaved English doctor and his comrades in chains escape and become pirates of the Robin Hood variety.

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Unrated, 119 min.

Directed by: Michael Curtiz

Release Date: December 28, 1935

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DVD Release Date: April 19, 2005

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  • July 17, 2009
    Jack Sparrow you say?? hahaha Errol's first big role and a darn good one at that. Looking dashing, your typical cutlass wielding buccaneer, along with the gorgeous Havilland (at her sexiest) and good old basil Rathbone, Blood is a rousing adventure with dueling, romance and some ...( read more)pretty excellent looking galleon battles too. The costumes and effects are tremendous for such an old film, it looks really authentic, the dialog is brilliant with the olde English terms and phrases, all of this really gets you into the pirate mood perfectly hehe

    The first pairing of Havilland and Flynn began a dream team that lasted for many films, all classic, and again in this you can see why, both look good together and they were always cast in roles that just suited them (period of course) Havilland was always better at the acting side if you ask me, Flynn was kinda wooden really haha

    Top film in all areas and with a sword fight between Rathbone and Flynn that matches the Robin Hood one for moves, looks and excitement :)
    If only they made films now like this one.
  • May 9, 2009
    see this before the remake scheduled for 2011. yeah it's old school, starring a 25 year old unknown named errol flynn. it made him an overnight sensation and he was soon typecast in swashbuckling parts. he wasn't the greatest actor in the world but he made it up with charisma....( read more) the first pairing of one of the great screen couples, flynn and olivia de havilland, who went on to make 7 more films together
  • April 27, 2009
    Not as good as I had hoped for. Stiff upper lip, boring, supposedly a classic, but wasn't making me feel enthralled. There ARE better pirate movies. Fact.
  • December 5, 2008
    Captain Blood from 1935 starring Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland is a true swash buckling adventure of a classic. Both of these stars are at the early stages of there career and look great and have wonderful chemistry. A true adventure with some romance mixed in....check this...( read more) out!
  • April 24, 2008
    michael curtiz slices to the heart of every adventure lover everywhere with a film with more derring-do than has been done at anytime (until danny kaye's "court jester"). errol flynn and olivia de havilland are little remembered anymore but you can see their definitive DNA in an...( read more)y of george lucas' first 3 outings of the star wars franchise. you think derring-do is easy? nobody's done it better (harrison ford comes close, but that's all) for SEVENTY YEARS, pilgrim, and that blah, blah, blah of the carribean is only a pale, pale imitation. watch the preview clip and feel chills run up yer lousy stupid jello of a backbone! HERE'S FOR REVENGE!!!
  • September 18, 2009
    Michael Curtiz and Errol Flynn strike again together in another pirate tale.

    79/100
  • August 7, 2009
    This pirate adventure film is what built Errol Flynn?s reputation as the new heir to Douglass Fairbank?s throne. Like a lot of movies of this era there?s a certain weirdness that needs to be overcome, there is very little darkness in Flynn?s character and these pirates are only ...( read more)slightly more dangerous than the crew of a Gilbert and Sullivan musical. This is an unselfconscious member of a very old fashion kind of genre, but take for what it is this is a great example of its type. In fact I can?t think of a better pirate movie to date. The action is good, and I was intrigued by the fact that Captain Blood was both a hero and a rebel against the king. The ending was a bit of a cop-out, but this is still very enjoyable.
  • July 27, 2009
    Errol Flynn kicking ass, pirates that don't have eye patches, peg legs and parrots on their shoulders, it feels a bit like Robin Hood on a boat, which is good.
  • July 26, 2009
    This is Errol's 1st big movie. How can you not love watching this dude when he plays a pirate?
  • May 27, 2009
    Errol Flynn is indeed one of the greatest actors of all time.

Critic Reviews


April 20, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Shiver me timbers, that Flynn's got some pretty hair for a pirate. full review

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  • SaintFrancisofAssisi
    May 8, 2007
    A story about Peter Blood, sold into slavery for helping a sick man who is a rebel. He is bought by the beautiful Arabella Bishop and she turns him over to work with her Uncle's slaves because he has no manners and is not grateful. He escapes and becomes a dreaded pirate. He gets himself a partner, only to find that his partner is breaking the rules and has Arabella, intending to hold her for ransom. Peter buys her and takes her aboard his ship. In the end, Peter returns to the town he escaped from, saves it, and becomes Governor. Very good movie.

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