Captain Blood (Criterion Collection)

Accused of treason by his English jailors, 17th-century Irish physician Peter Blood (Errol Flynn) is sentenced to a life of slavery in the West Indies. Rescued by the niece (Olivia de Havilland) of a military officer (Lionel Atwill) in the Port Royal colony, Blood engineers his escape to begin a life of piracy on the high seas. Superb swordplay, magnetic performances, and a rousing musical score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold make this a classic! With Basil Rathbone, Ross Alexander. 119 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Uncompressed PCM mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; "making of" documentary; radio adaptation; theatrical trailer; essay. Two-disc set.