L'Aigle des mers

Titre original : The Sea Hawk

1940
14A
2h 7m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,6/10

11 k

MA NOTE

Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall in L'Aigle des mers (1940)

Liretrailer2 min 23 s

1 vidéo

62 photos

Swashbuckler Action Adventure History Romance

Geoffrey Thorpe, un corsaire, est mandaté par la reine Elizabeth I pour harceler l'Armada espagnole. L'Armada attend d'attaquer l'Angleterre, et Thorpe la surprend avec des attaques contre s... Tout lireGeoffrey Thorpe, un corsaire, est mandaté par la reine Elizabeth I pour harceler l'Armada espagnole. L'Armada attend d'attaquer l'Angleterre, et Thorpe la surprend avec des attaques contre ses galions, au cours desquelles se révèlent ses talents à l'épée.Geoffrey Thorpe, un corsaire, est mandaté par la reine Elizabeth I pour harceler l'Armada espagnole. L'Armada attend d'attaquer l'Angleterre, et Thorpe la surprend avec des attaques contre ses galions, au cours desquelles se révèlent ses talents à l'épée.

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,6/10

11 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Nommé pour 4 oscars
- 4 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Henry Daniell couldn't fence. The climactic duel had to be filmed using a double and skillful inter-cutting.

Gaffes
At the beginning of the movie during King Phillip's monologue, the map on the wall shows western and northern parts of the North American continent which were not known at the time.

Citations
Dona Maria Alvarez de Cordoba: I'm not in the habit of conversing with thieves. I thought I made that quite clear, Captain Thorpe.
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe: Why, yes, all except your definition. Tell me, is a thief an Englishman who steals?
Dona Maria Alvarez de Cordoba: It's anybody who steals... whether it's piracy or robbing women.
Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe: Oh, I see. I've been admiring some of the jewels we found in your chest... particularly the wrought gold. It's Aztec, isn't it? I wonder just how those Indians were persuaded to part with it.

Autres versions
The British version, available on video, includes an additional scene at the very end of the film, featuring an uplifting wartime speech from Queen Elizabeth.

Connexions
Edited into The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)

Bandes originales
Strike for the Shores of Dover
(1940) (uncredited)
Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Lyrics by Jack Scholl and Howard Koch
Sung by the oarsmen when they take over the ship
Played also in the score

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8/10

Overlong but hugely enjoyable swashbuckling adventure

The Sea Hawk is a very, very enjoyable film. Is it Errol Flynn's best film and role? No, The Adventures of Robin Hood gets that honour for both. Also, The Sea Hawk is slightly overlong, and the print for this film is quite washed out and grainy, a film as good as this needs a restoration. Minor complaints aside, the swashbuckling is energetic and beautifully choreographed, the production values are top notch, Korngold's score is superb, Curtiz's direction is great, the script is witty and the story is brisk and entertaining. The cast are also excellent, Flynn makes for a gallant, charismatic and dashing hero and while slightly underused fine actor Claude Rains is superb as he takes on villain duty. In conclusion, a fine film, flawed but endlessly entertaining with lots to like. 8/10 Bethany Cox