The Black Swan
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65% Critic Match

The Black Swan

Seas ablaze...with black villainy, with fiery romance, with breathless deeds of daring...in the roaring era of love, gold, and adventure!

6.5 / 10 1942 1h 27mNR English
AdventureRomance

Storyline

When 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 & Crew

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Jamie Waring

Lead
Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Lady Margaret Denby

Laird Cregar

Laird Cregar

Captain Henry Morgan

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Tommy Blue

George Sanders

George Sanders

Captain Billy Leech

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Wogan

George Zucco

George Zucco

Lord Denby

Edward Ashley

Edward Ashley

Roger Ingram (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry King's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Black Swan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker