Captain Blood
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Captain Blood is a 1935 American swashbuckler film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn in the title role. Flynn, who became known as the screen's foremost swashbuckler, was a relatively unknown actor when he was cast in the film. The movie tells the story of Peter Blood, a doctor who is wrongly convicted of treason and becomes a pirate. The film was a major success and helped launch Flynn's career, establishing him as a leading man in Hollywood. It also featured Olivia de Havilland as the female lead, and the two would go on to star in several other popular films together.123
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