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The Black Swan is a 1942 American swashbuckler and adventure film directed by Henry King. Produced by 20th Century Studios, the movie features a cast including Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, and Thomas Mitchell. The screenplay was written by Seton I. Miller, Ben Hecht, and Rafael Sabatini, with music composed by Alfred Newman. The narrative is set in Jamaica and focuses on the subject of sea piracy.
The film has a runtime of 87 minutes and was released on December 4, 1942. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix, with availability on platforms such as YouTube TV and via video on demand. Critical reception includes a review score of 7.2 out of 10 and an 83% rating. The production budget was 1,493,800, resulting in revenue of 5,727,000.
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6.5When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.
Cast
- Tyrone Power as Jamie Waring
- Maureen O'Hara as Lady Margaret Denby
- Laird Cregar as Captain Henry Morgan
- Thomas Mitchell as Tommy Blue
- George Sanders as Captain Billy Leech
- Anthony Quinn as Wogan
Themes
- based on novel or book
- horseback riding
- kidnapping
- venezuela
- jamaica
- romantic rivalry
- treason
- deception
- sword fight
- pirate
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- sea piracy
- Director
- Henry King
- Screenwriter
- Ben Hecht
- Cast member
- William Edmunds
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Robert Bassler
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Leon Shamroy
- Narrative location
- Jamaica
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 151388
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Black swan 13.jpg
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- Commons category
- The Black Swan (1942 film)
- publication date
- 1942-01-01
- title
- The Black Swan
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Barbara McLean
- executive producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- production designer
- James Basevi
- review score
- 83%
- different from
- Black Swan
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