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The Sea Hawk (1940) | Ranked Top 21% · CriticCrunch

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The Sea Hawk

Movie1940·127 min

The Sea Hawk

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Adventure History Romance

An Oscar-nominated adventure history film directed by Michael Curtiz.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 21%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

167 ratings

About The Sea Hawk

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Playful
Story Tags: forbidden love, freedom rebellion, sacrifice duty, early modern, action combat, historical event, ocean maritime, grand estate, romantic partners, action hero, anti hero, quest mission, cat and mouse, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Michael Curtiz
Language: English

Cast

Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Production Design (1940)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Visual Effects (1940)

How The Sea Hawk Ranks

All movies

Top 21%

1940s movies

Top 37%

Adventure movies

Top 27%

Michael Curtiz films#8 of 14

Top 21% All movies.

the vibe

The Sea Hawk Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulmoderateeasy to followlight-touchepicheartfeltstylizedplayful

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

stylizedstyled

quest mission

cat & mouse

forbidden love

freedom rebellion

sacrifice duty

action hero

anti-hero

romantic partners

action combat

historical event

forbidden star crossed

ocean maritime

grand estate

early modern

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9