Rent Captain Blood (1935)
3.8 of 5 from 98 ratings
1h 54min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Errol Flynn shot to stardom as Peter Blood, a 17th-century physician turned pirate after escaping unjust political imprisonment. It was a role the handsome, sea-loving Tasmanian was born to play, and he shaped it into Hollywood's archetypal image of the adventurous hero. That he also became a romantic idol and a vision of gallantry in love is due in large part to his ideally cast co-star: radiant Olivia de Havilland in the first of their eight films together.
- Actors:
- Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Lionel Atwill, Basil Rathbone, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Henry Stephenson, Robert Barrat, Hobart Cavanaugh, Donald Meek, Jessie Ralph, Forrester Harvey, Frank McGlynn Sr., Holmes Herbert, David Torrence
- Directors:
- Michael Curtiz
- Producers:
- Harry Joe Brown, Gordon Hollingshead
- Writers:
- Rafael Sabatini, Casey Robinson
- Others:
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Nathan Levinson, Leo Forbstein
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Romance
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/01/2026
- Run Time:
- 119 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary featuring Alan K. Rode, author of Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film
- Documentary from 2005 on the making of the film
- Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1937, starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Basil Rathbone
- Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/01/2026
- Run Time:
- 119 minutes
- Languages:
- English Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of Captain Blood
Derring-Do - Captain Blood review by griggs
Adapted from Rafael Sabatini’s 1922 novel, Michael Curtiz turns it into a 1935 studio adventure with real snap — swords, romance, and just enough James II / William III politics to raise the stakes without turning into revision.
It’s also the film that made Errol Flynn a proper star, and it’s an early showcase for Olivia de Havilland as the sharpest kind of romantic counterweight. The dialogue can get hilariously over-fancy, but Flynn says it like he’s daring you not to believe him.
Basil Rathbone’s Levasseur is a delight: treacherous, flamboyantly French, and weirdly charming. The swordplay lands, Korngold’s score keeps the pulse up, and the climactic sea battle still impresses — not flawless, but absolutely a good time.
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