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Based on Rafael Sabatini's novel, the film tells the story of a doctor who becomes a pirate after escaping from slavery in the West Indies. He falls in love with his former owner's niece and fights against the French in the Battle of Port Royal.
Learn about the adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini, based on historical events and characters, about a doctor who becomes a pirate. Find out the plot, the influence, and the literary references of this classic work.
- Rafael Sabatini
- 1922
Thomas Blood (1618-1680) was an Anglo-Irish officer who tried to steal the Crown Jewels of England and kidnap the Duke of Ormond. He was also involved in the Scottish Pentland Rising and the Anglo-Dutch Wars.
A classic swashbuckler film based on Rafael Sabatini's novel, starring Errol Flynn as a rebel doctor turned pirate in the Caribbean. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1935 action adventure history movie.
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- Action, Adventure, History
- Michael Curtiz
- 1935-12-28
In England in the 1600s, Dr. Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) treats the wounds of a man who had been injured in a rebellion against King James II, for which he is...
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- Errol Flynn
- Michael Curtiz
- Adventure
A classic novel of adventure and romance about a wrongly convicted Irish doctor who becomes a pirate in the Caribbean. Read ratings, reviews, quotes, and more on Goodreads, the world's largest community for readers.
1685, England, and Dr. Peter Blood (Flynn) is unjustly convicted of treason against the King. Escaping the death penalty, Blood and the other supposed rebels are sold into slavery at the English colony of Po... read the rest.
