The Son of Captain Blood

The Son of Captain Blood (1962)

Il figlio del capitano Blood

The Most Daring Adventure That Ever Swept Across the Seven Seas!

The son of a notorious pirate is placed on the path of righteousness by his love for a beautiful young woman.

Date of release
1962-07-27
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Action, Adventure
Director
Tulio Demicheli

Casting

Interesting facts

The Son of Captain Blood is a 1962 Italian/Spanish/American international co-production film. It is the first starring role in a film for Sean Flynn, the son of Errol Flynn, who played the title character in the 1935 film Captain Blood. The film was released in Great Britain in 1963 by Warner-Pathe. Paramount Pictures released the film in the U.S. in 1964 on a double bill with the Jerry Lewis film The Patsy.

Production

Flynn tested for the role in May 1961 and the film was announced in September. Harry Joe Brown originally announced Casey Robinson would write and Nathan Juran would direct, but the film was directed by Argentine born Spanish director, Tulio Demicheli.

Several scenes were shot around the Dénia harbour in Spain respectively the Gulf of Valencia. Before leaving for Spain, Flynn enlisted stuntman and fellow actor Jock Mahoney who frequently stunt doubled for his father Errol to teach him how to fight, fence, and fall safely and convincingly on screen.

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