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Captain Blood
MEANRANK
82/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 100. Critics average 94, everyone else 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An Irish physician, Dr. Peter Blood, is wrongly convicted of treason and sentenced to slavery in the Caribbean. He is purchased by the beautiful niece of a cruel plantation owner. His medical skills earn him some privileges, but he dreams of freedom. He leads a mutiny, seizing a Spanish ship and embarking on a new life as the formidable pirate Captain Blood.
Details
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Writer
- Casey Robinson
- Released
- 26 December 1935
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
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| 8th Academy Awards 1936 | Best Sound | Nathan Levinson | Nominee |
| 8th Academy Awards 1936 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| 8th Academy Awards 1936 | Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment | Leo F. Forbstein | Nominee |
| 8th Academy Awards 1936 | Best Director | Michael Curtiz | Nominee |
| 8th Academy Awards 1936 | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Casey Robinson | Nominee |
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5 awards — Captain Blood
×| Best Director | Michael Curtiz | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment | Leo F. Forbstein | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Nathan Levinson | Nominee |
| Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Casey Robinson | Nominee |