L'Aigle des mers (1940)
En 1585. Le roi Philippe II d'Espagne et son Invincible Armada préparent l'invasion de l'Angleterre, tandis qu'à Londres, la reine Elizabeth est traîtreusement conseillée par lord Wolfingham qui est, en réalité, vendu à la cause espagnole. Geoffrey Thorpe, l'un des plus impétueux corsaires de la flotte britannique, arraisonne un navire espagnol à bord duquel se trouvent don José de Córdoba, l'ambassadeur d'Espagne, et sa nièce, doña Maria. Thorpe propose à Elizabeth d'intercepter une expédition espagnole chargée d'or. L'état des finances de l'Angleterre pousse la reine à accepter, à la condition qu'elle ne soit jamais citée comme instigatrice de l'opération...
Directeur:
Michael Curtiz
écrivains:
Seton I. Miller, Howard W. Koch.
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Errol Flynn as Captain Geoffrey Thorpe |
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Brenda Marshall as Doña Maria Alvarez de Cordoba |
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Claude Rains as Don José Alvarez de Cordoba |
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Donald Crisp as Admiral Sir John Burleson |
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Flora Robson as Queen Elizabeth |
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Alan Hale as Carl Pitt |
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Henry Daniell as Lord Wolfingham |
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Una O'Connor as Miss Latham |
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James Stephenson as Abbott |
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Gilbert Roland as Capt. Lopez |
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William Lundigan as Danny Logan |
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Montagu Love as King Philip II |
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Julien Mitchell as Oliver Scott |
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David Bruce as Martin Burke |
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Clifford Brooke as William Tuttle |
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Clyde Cook as Walter Boggs |
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Fritz Leiber as Inquisitor |
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Ellis Irving as Monty Preston |
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Francis McDonald as Kroner |
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Pedro de Cordoba as Capt. Mendoza |
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Ian Keith as Peralta |
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Jack La Rue as Lt. Ortega |
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Halliwell Hobbes as Astronomer |
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Alec Craig as Chartmaker |
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Victor Varconi as Gen. Aguirre |
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Robert Warwick as Frobisher |
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Harry Cording as Slavemaster |
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Herbert Anderson as Eph Winters |
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Mary Anderson as Maid of Honor |
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Whit Bissell as Gate Guard at Palace Entrance |
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Edgar Buchanan as Ben Rollins |
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J.W. Cody as Whipper |
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Maurice Costello as Man Carrying Spear |
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Michael Harvey as Sea Hawk |
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Leyland Hodgson as Officer |
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Stuart Holmes as (uncredited) |
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Charles Irwin as Arnold Cross |
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Dave Kashner as Whipper |
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Colin Kenny as Officer |
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Crauford Kent as Lieutenant |
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Frank Lackteen as Capt. Ortiz |
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Lester Matthews as Guard Officer |
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Art Miles as Drum Beater |
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Gerald Mohr as Spanish Messenger |
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Leonard Mudie as Castle Sentry |
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Nestor Paiva as First Slavemaster |
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Jack Richardson as (uncredited) |
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Elizabeth Sifton as Maid of Honor |
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Jay Silverheels as Native Lookout |
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John Sutton as Captain of the Guard |
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David Thursby as Driver |
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Anthony Warde as Whipper |
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Leo White as (uncredited) |
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Frank Wilcox as Martin Barrett |
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Frederick Worlock as Darnell |
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Harry Worth as Spanish Officer |
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J.M. Kerrigan as Eli Matson |
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Jim Corey as |
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Ray Dixon as |
| Writing | Seton I. Miller | Screenplay |
| Writing | Howard W. Koch | Screenplay |
| Directing | Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Crew | Hans F. Koenekamp | Special Effects |
| Crew | Buster Wiles | Stunts |
| Directing | Jean Negulesco | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Francis J. Scheid | Sound |
| Sound | Nathan Levinson | Sound Director |
| Crew | Byron Haskin | Special Effects |
| Editing | George Amy | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Henry Blanke | Associate Producer |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Sol Polito | Director of Photography |
| Art | Anton Grot | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Sound | Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Rafael Sabatini | Novel |