The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
, Flora Robson
Flora Robson
, Claude Rains
Claude Rains
, Alan Hale
Alan Hale
Michael Curtiz
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
, Flora Robson
Flora Robson
, Claude Rains
Claude Rains
, Alan Hale
Alan Hale
Michael Curtiz

DVD (Full Frame)

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Overview

"Kudos must go to Warner Home Video for the transfer they've given to Michael Curtiz's The Sea Hawk (1940); it was one of the handsomest laserdiscs ever issued by MGM/UA back in the late '80s, but this DVD literally runs circles around that set, in terms of clarity, crispness, and brightness, so much so that the laserdisc transfer resembles a worn 16 mm when stacked up against the 2005 digital disc release -- various shots in the opening sea battle are so crisp that they look almost 3-D. The producers have used the slightly extended British edition of the movie, which actually runs 127 and a half minutes and contains the short extension of Flora Robson's final speech, which was only originally seen in the U.K. prints of the film. The transfer, in full-frame (1.33:1), captures the luster of the original release and, also, all of the richness of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's score -- the 34 chapters are well selected and downright generous in breaking down the plot. The disc comes with an uneven array of supplements. Leonard Maltin hosts ""Warner Night at The Movies 1940,"" explaining, in notably unsubtle fashion, how The Sea Hawk would have been presented in theaters in the 1940s. That's a lead in to the Errol Flynn Western Virginia City, a newsreel about World War II and the Battle of Britain, the short Alice in Movieland and the punning cartoon Porky's Poor Fish. Much more impressive among the extras is the featurette ""The Sea Hawk: Flynn in Action."" Historians Lincoln D. Hurst, Rudy Behlmer, and Robert Osborne discuss the making of the movie and the personalities behind it, most notably Flynn's. Evidently, Flynn was so impressed with Flora Robson and the idea of working with her that he was better prepared for their scenes together than he had been in almost anything he ever did onscreen; Henry Daniell, by contrast, was a superb actor and a great villain, but was totally unable to handle a sword for the climactic fight, which had to be put together using doubles and lots of shadow images. The Sea Hawk trailer is actually derived from the reissue of the film -- in tandem with The Sea Wolf -- for which the original movie was edited down by over 20 minutes. The disc opens automatically to a multi-layered menu that's well-labeled and easy to maneuver around. Overall, it isn't as impressive as the special edition done on The Adventures of Robin Hood, but given the quality of the movie itself, this title is just as essential for one's collection."

Product Details

Release Date: 04/19/2005
UPC: 0012569522923
Original Release: 1940
Rating: NR
Source: STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 2:07:00
Sales rank: 5,233

Special Features

Leonard Maltin hosts Warner Night at the Movies 1940 with: Newsreel, short "Alice in Movieland," cartoon "Porky's Poor Fish," and theatrical trailers; New featurette "The Sea Hawk: Flynn in Action

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Errol Flynn Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe
Flora Robson Queen Elizabeth
Claude Rains Don Jose Alvarez de Cordoba
Alan Hale Carl Pitt
Brenda Marshall Dona Maria Alvarez de Cordoba
Gilbert Roland Capt. Lopez
Una O'Connor Miss Latham
Henry Daniell Lord Wolfingham
Clyde Cook Walter Boggs
William Lundigan Logan
James Stephenson Abbott
Montagu Love Phillip
J.M. Kerrigan Matson
Julien Mitchell Scott
Donald Crisp Sir John Burleson
David Bruce Martin Burke
Frank Wilcox Martin Barrett, a Galley Slave
Herbert Anderson Eph Winters,Maids of Honor
Clifford Brooke William Tuttle
Charles Irwin Arnold Cross
Edgar Buchanan Ben Rollins
Ellis Irving Monty Preston
Francis McDonald Samuel Kroner
Pedro de Cordoba Capt. Mendoza
Ian Keith Peralta
Fritz Leiber Inquisitor
Halliwell Hobbes Astronomer
Alec Craig Chartmaker
Frank Lackteen Capt. Ortiz
Victor Varconi Gen. Aguirre
Lester Matthews Lieutenant
Leonard Mudie Officer
Robert Warwick Capt. Frobisher
Harry Cording Slavemaster
Nestor Paiva Slavemaster
Frederic Worlock Darnell
David Thursby Driver
Michael Harvey Sea Hawk
Gerald Mohr Spanish Officer
Leyland Hodgson Officer
Colin Kenny Officer
Crauford Kent Lieutenant
Elizabeth Sifton Maids of Honor
Jack La Rue Lieutenant Ortega
Whit Bissell Gate Guard at Palace Entrance
J.W. Cody Whipper
Maurice Costello Man Carrying Spear
Dave Kashner Whipper
Alan Hale Jr. Carl Pitt
Guy Anderson [Herbert] Eph Winters
Guy Bellis John Hawkins
Michael Martin-Harvey Sea Hawk
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Composer

Technical Credits
Michael Curtiz Director
Henry Blanke Producer
Howard Koch Screenwriter
Seton I. Miller Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Byron Haskin Special Effects
H.F. Koenekamp Special Effects
Hal B. Wallis Producer,Executive Producer
Ned Davenport Stunts
Francis J. Scheid Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Jack Warner Producer
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