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Captain Blood (1960)

Captain Blood poster
Original title
Le Capitan
Directed by
André Hunebelle
Genre
swashbuckler film, adventure film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
2h
Rated
AL
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 78 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A swashbuckling hero gets involved in a royal conspiracy in 17th century France. He fights, tricks, and romances his way through the intrigue.

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What happens

Captain Blood (French: Le capitan, lit. 'The Captain'; Italian: Il capitano del re, lit. 'The King's Captain') is a 1960 French–Italian swashbuckler film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Jean Marais, Bourvil, Elsa Martinelli and Lise Delamare. It is based on a novel by Michel Zévaco. The film has no relation to the American film Captain Blood (1935). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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