The Spanish Main (1945) | |
| Director(s) | Frank Borzage |
| Producer(s) | Stephen Ames (associate), Robert Fellows (executive), Frank Borzage (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Pirate, Swashbucklers |
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The Spanish Main (1945) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Frank Borzage and produced by Robert Fellows, Frank Borzage and Stephen Ames.
Academy Awards 1945 --- Ceremony Number 18 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | George Barnes | Nominated |
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THE SPANISH MAIN On Blu-ray From Warner Archive
By Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 11, 2025 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogWarner Archive brings out another fantastic restoration of a Technicolor classic with its Blu-ray release of the 1945 RKO pirate adventure THE SPANISH MAIN. Paul Henreid plays Laurent Van Horn, a 17th Century sea captain who is transporting immigrants to the New World. Van Horn's ship is caught in a... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE SPANISH MAIN (1945)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jul 22, 2016 From Virtual ViragoThe Spanish Main (1945) revisits many of the same elements as earlier swashbucklers, especially Captain Blood (1935) and The Black Swan (1942), but this time instead of Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power we get Paul Henreid as the heroic pirate, and the actor gives a perfectly winning performance in the ro... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE SPANISH MAIN (1945)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jul 22, 2016 From Virtual ViragoThe Spanish Main (1945) revisits many of the same elements as earlier swashbucklers, especially Captain Blood (1935) and The Black Swan (1942), but this time instead of Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power we get Paul Henreid as the heroic pirate, and the actor gives a perfectly winning performance in the ro... Read full article
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Quotes from The Spanish Main
Don Juan Alvarado: I promised you 10,000 pieces of eight.
Mario Du Billar: 50,000 was the sum you mentioned, your excellency.
Don Juan Alvarado: 50 was the sum I mentioned, but 10,000 was what I had in mind.
Mario Du Billar: I know the man. He'll not rest until he frees the Contessa and Anne Bonney, or is killed in the attempt.
Don Juan Alvarado: The latter alternative is the more likely. And, incidentally, the more satisfactory.
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Facts about The Spanish Main
This was the first RKO Radio produced film to be shot in Technicolor.
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