Captain Blood
Seen it?1935 | 119 min | Adventure
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it drew serious awards attention. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1935: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 89 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsStrong
Nominated for 5 Oscars.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$3 million worldwide on a $1 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 76K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Curtiz
- 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