Captain Blood

Captain Blood

The Greatest Love Story Of All Time

NR 1924 · 110 min · ★ 7.5 · War, Action, Adventure, Romance

Young Irish physician Peter Blood is exiled as a slave to Barbados, where he and his friend Jeremy are purchased by Colonel Bishop at the behest of his niece Arabella. With other slaves he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the terror of the Caribbean privateers until offered a commission in the English Navy. He defeats the French at Port Royal, and as a reward he is named governor of Jamaica and marries Arabella.

Directed by David Smith · Written by Jay Pilcher

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