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The Spanish Main(Movie, 1945)

1h 40min | Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
The Spanish MainRating: 3.2/5 (with 1111 votes)
The Spanish Main is a 1945 American adventure film starring Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak and Binnie Barnes, and directed by Frank Borzage. It was RKO's first all-Technicolor film since Becky Sharp ten years before. Cinematographer George Barnes received an Oscar nomination for Best Color Cinematography. Though a box-office hit upon its first release, the film is chiefly remembered today for its lavish and intricate score by Hanns Eisler. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Spanish Main

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color

About The Spanish Main

Laurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the Carolinas, when the ship is wrecked on the coast of Cartagene. governed by Don Juan Alvardo, Spainish ruler. Alvarado has Laurent thrown in prison, but the latter escapes, and five-years later is a pirate leader. He poses as the navigator on a ship in which Contessa Francesca, daughter of a Mexican noble, is traveling on her way to marry Alvarado, whom she has never seen. Laurent's pirates capture the ship and Francesa, in order to save another ship, gives her hand-in-marriage to Laurent, who sails her to the pirate hideout. This irks the jealous Anne Bonney and,also, Captain Benjamin Black, who was already irked, anyway. They overpower Laurent and send Francesa to Alvarado, and then Mario du Billar, trusted right-hand man, makes a deal to deliver Laurent to Alvarado also.

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The Spanish Main (Preview Clip)(Clip, 2:51)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Caribbean
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/01/1945
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Caribe"
"En la ruta de los corsarios"
Keywords: pirate

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:190458, Added: 04/23/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024