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Fortunes of Captain Blood

1950 · 91 min

A colourful, old-fashioned swashbuckler that breezes along on swordplay, disguises and sea battles, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Tagline: Sabatini's famous buccaneer in swashbuckling adventure...exotic romance!
Overview: When he unwittingly sends some of his men into a trap, pirate Captain Peter Blood decides to rescue them. They've been taken prisoner by the Spanish Marquis de Riconete who is now using them as slave labor harvesting pearls from the sea.

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: loyalty
freedom
justice
survival
betrayal
Places: sea
small town
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	5
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, adventure
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Written by: Robert Libott, Frank Burt, Michael Hogan
Starring: Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, George Macready, Alfonso Bedoya, Dona Drake, Lowell Gilmore, Wilton Graff, Curt Bois
Cinematography: George E. Diskant
Runtime: 91 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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