
Arrested during the Monmouth Rebellion and falsely convicted of treason, Dr. Peter Blood is banished to the West Indies and sold into slavery. In Port Royal, Jamaica the Governor's daughter Arabella Bishop buys him for £10 to spite her uncle, Col. Bishop who owns a major plantation. Life is hard for the men and for Blood as well. By chance he treats the Governor's gout and is soon part of the medical service. He dreams of freedom and when the opportunity strikes, he and his ... (Full plot summary below)
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Arrested during the Monmouth Rebellion and falsely convicted of treason, Dr. Peter Blood is banished to the West Indies and sold into slavery. In Port Royal, Jamaica the Governor's daughter Arabella Bishop buys him for £10 to spite her uncle, Col. Bishop who owns a major plantation. Life is hard for the men and for Blood as well. By chance he treats the Governor's gout and is soon part of the medical service. He dreams of freedom and when the opportunity strikes, he and his friends rebel taking over a Spanish ship that has attacked the city. Soon, they are the most feared pirates on the seas, men without a country attacking all ships. When Arabella is prisoner, Blood decides to return her to Port Royal only to find that it is under the control of England's new enemy, France. All of them must decide if they are to fight for their new King.
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| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenDirected by Michael Curtiz, Captain Blood is much more than a showcase for one of Hollywood’s legends. The action sequences at sea crackle with excitement (and surprisingly intricate special effects), while the well-navigated narrative, based on a book by adventure novelist Rafael Sabatini, has the fatalistic scope of Charles Dickens. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkWith a spirited and criminally good-looking Australian named Errol Flynn playing the genteel buccaneer to the hilt, the photoplay recaptures the air of high romantic adventure which is so essential to the tale. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonCrammed full of all the adventure that $1 million in 1935 dollars could buy... It's all so much candy, I guess, but candy made with the utmost precision and attention. |
| Film ThreatRory L. AronskyBack then, Warner Brothers sure knew how to make these adventures a great time at the movies and today, "Captain Blood" is immensely captivating. |
| DVDJournal.comMark Bourne...still holds up today as one of those too-good-to-be-true Hollywood success stories. |
| Orlando SentinelCrosby DayLavish pirate adventure that launched Errol Flynn onto 1930's screens and ensured that buckles would be swashed for a good few years to follow. |
| Chicago ReaderDon DrukerMichael Curtiz, the most polished of Warner's studio technicians, starts Flynn off royally. |
| Slant MagazineNick SchagerErrol Flynn’s wicked, wicked charm helps keep this high seas adventure afloat. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.Rousing swashbuckling of the variety that you don't see much anymore. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceThat's how to recreate Fairbanks bravado! |