point in their profitable relationship." Filmink called it "pretty close to perfection as these things go." This movie has a one hundred percent rating based on twelve critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Box office The film had been in planning since Errol Flynn's success in the swashbuckler epic Captain Blood. According to Warner Bros records, the film was Warners' most expensive and most popular film of 1940. It made $1,631,000 in the U.S. and $1,047,000 in other markets. Upon release in 1940, the film was among the higher grossing films of the year, and in several states (including Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia) it was the highest grossing film of the year, and in several others (including Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky and Arkansas), it was the second highest grossing film of the year, coming behind Rebecca. 1947 re-release The film was re-released to great popularity in 1947. It was one of the more popular films that screened in France that year. Awards The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Art Direction (Black-and-White) (Anton Grot) Original Score (Erich Wolfgang Korngold) Sound Recording (Nathan Levinson) Special Effects (Byron Haskin, Nathan Levinson) References External links DVD Journal review by Mark Bourne 1940 films 1940 adventure films American adventure films American black-and-white films Pirate films American swashbuckler films Films about Elizabeth I Films set in Tudor England Warner Bros. films Films directed by Michael Curtiz Films produced by Hal B. Wallis Films with screenplays by Howard Koch (screenwriter) Films scored by Erich Wolfgang Korngold Films set in the 1580s Inquisition in fiction 1940s English-language films 1940s American films