Die Seeteufel von Cartagena

Originaltitel: The Spanish Main

1945
Approved
1 Std. 40 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

1937

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Period Drama Political Drama Quest Sea Adventure Swashbuckler Adventure Drama Romance

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAfter being wronged by the Caribbean authorities, a Dutch captain turns pirate to wage war.After being wronged by the Caribbean authorities, a Dutch captain turns pirate to wage war.After being wronged by the Caribbean authorities, a Dutch captain turns pirate to wage war.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,3/10

1937

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 1 Oscar nominiert
- 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Fotos22

+ 16

Mehr wie diese

7,1

6,3

6,9

6,2

6,9

Der Fremde aus Arizona

6,4

6,6

6,7

7,3

6,9

Die wunderbare Rettung

6,4

In einem anderen Land

5,6

Black Eye

Handlung

Ändern

WUSSTEST DU SCHON:

Ändern

Wissenswertes
In defiance of studio tradition, hairy-chested Paul Henreid refused to submit himself to the usual waxing, and appears throughout the film bare-chested and open-shirted with his furry chest intact.

Patzer
The amount of soot on Maureen O'Hara's face changes from the long shots to the close-ups.

Zitate
Don Juan Alvarado: My dear child, there is no reason why we shouldn't be married tomorrow.
Contessa Francesca: Tomorrow, your excellency?
Don Juan Alvarado: Well, yesterday, unfortunately, is impossible.

Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: The Spanish Main--cruel, oppressive and ruthless, where power alone was a man's single title to everything he held dear, including his very life. It was, thus, a cruel fate that a peaceful Dutch pilgrim ship should be driven there by torrential waves--and crash upon the rocks immediately outside Cartagena, its most remorseless citadel.

Verbindungen
Featured in Kampf um den Piratenschatz (1952)

Soundtracks
What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?
(uncredited)
Traditional sea shanty

Benutzerrezensionen36

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

6/10

Ahoy there Frankie Borzage.

What's this, Frank Borzage producing commercial popcorn fodder? Indeed yes it is. The Spanish Main is a good old pirate/seafaring romp, the production design is considerably better than the actual plotting, with RKO pushing the boat out (hrr hrr hrr), but as long as you have a kink for such old fashioned genre pictures then there is much to enjoy; and much that's easy to ignore...

Maureen O'Hara, Paul Henreid and Walter Slezak are the draw cards, though each one is short changed by the screenplay. O'Hara isn't called on to rise above being a feisty Technicolor beaut who will inevitably become Henreid's gal. Henreid himself is, in spite of the film very much being his baby, actually miscast and wholly unbelievable in the pirate stakes, while the ever wonderful Slezak is quite simply under used.

However, fans of such fare easily forgive the shortcomings, focusing on having a good time with the extended sword play and naval battle scenes, buying into the romance angle and shouting hooray at film's finale! It's all very conventional on the page, but the smart craft involved in bringing it to life is sometimes all you need to brighten a miserable winter's day. 6.5/10