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The Sea Hawk (1924)

The Sea Hawk poster
Directed by
Frank Lloyd
Genre
swashbuckler film, silent film, pirate film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An English noble is sold into slavery, escapes, and becomes a pirate king. The film follows his adventures at sea.

adventurousswashbucklingdramaticescapistaction-packedromanticold-fashionedheroic

What happens

The Sea Hawk is a 1924 American silent adventure film about an English noble sold into slavery who escapes and turns himself into a pirate king. Directed by Frank Lloyd, the screen adaptation was written by J. G. Hawks based upon the 1915 Rafael Sabatini novel of the same name. It premiered on June 2, 1924, in New York City, twelve days before its theatrical debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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