After being wronged by the Caribbean authorities, a Dutch captain turns pirate to wage war.After being wronged by the Caribbean authorities, a Dutch captain turns pirate to wage war.After being wronged by the Caribbean authorities, a Dutch captain turns pirate to wage war.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Jack La Rue
- Lt. Escobar
- (as Jack LaRue)
Demetrius Alexis
- Officer
- (uncredited)
Don Avalier
- Pirate
- (uncredited)
Martha Bamattre
- Innkeeper
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaIn defiance of studio tradition, hairy-chested Paul Henreid refused to submit himself to the usual waxing, and appears throughout the film bare-chested and open-shirted with his furry chest intact.
- GoofsThe Governor, upon meeting the Contessa for the first time, wants to see the Barracuda, who is still aboard his pirate ship. He wants to meet him "at once", and she accompanies him. The next scene, arriving by dinghy to the ship, he is in the same uniform he left his office, while the Contessa wears a new outfit, and hair-dress with adornments that could have taken hours to redo.
- Quotes
Don Juan Alvarado: My dear child, there is no reason why we shouldn't be married tomorrow.
Contessa Francesca: Tomorrow, your excellency?
Don Juan Alvarado: Well, yesterday, unfortunately, is impossible.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: The Spanish Main--cruel, oppressive and ruthless, where power alone was a man's single title to everything he held dear, including his very life. It was, thus, a cruel fate that a peaceful Dutch pilgrim ship should be driven there by torrential waves--and crash upon the rocks immediately outside Cartagena, its most remorseless citadel.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
- SoundtracksWhat Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?
(uncredited)
Traditional sea shanty
Featured review
I saw this on TV TCM today and will always enjoy the exciting story of the Spanish Main; with beautiful musical score and scenes rather well staged. Maureen O'Hara and Paul Henried are great! The scene stealer of course is that great character actor Walter Slezak, who plays a mean egocentric governor, but who gets it in the end. The duelling scenes are particularly good, and Paul Henried does a good job duelling. Binnie Barnes, who I remember so well in early films was especially great as a woman pirate
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- Der Seeteufel von Cartagena
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- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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