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The Sea Hawk
1940
· Movie
· 127 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
70–87
out of 100
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See the most agreed on films →An English nobleman is betrayed, enslaved by the Spanish, and later escapes to become the captain of a pirate ship, the Sea Hawk. Swearing vengeance against his betrayer, he preys on Spanish galleons, becoming a scourge of the seas while also serving the interests of Queen Elizabeth I.
Details
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Writers
- Howard W. Koch, Seton I. Miller
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Released
- 10 August 1940
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $1.7M
- Box office
- $2.0M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 5 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 13th Academy Awards 1941 | Best Art Direction, Black and White | Anton Grot | Nominee |
| 13th Academy Awards 1941 | Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment | Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Nominee |
| 13th Academy Awards 1941 | Best Special Effects | Nathan Levinson | Nominee |
| 13th Academy Awards 1941 | Best Special Effects | Byron Haskin | Nominee |
| 13th Academy Awards 1941 | Best Sound | Nathan Levinson | Nominee |
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13th Academy Awards
5 nominations
| Best Art Direction, Black and White | Anton Grot | Nominee |
| Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment | Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Nathan Levinson | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Nathan Levinson | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Byron Haskin | Nominee |