The Sea Hawk
Live music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Abducted by a band of brigands at the behest of his craven younger brother, Sir Oliver is soon lashed to the oars as a galley slave. But destiny has greater things in store. This big-budget, high-seas epic about an English baronet’s transformation into notorious corsair Sakr-el-Bahr, Scourge of Christendom, is based on the novel by Rafael Sabatini (Scaramouche, Captain Blood) and directed by Frank Lloyd (The Divine Lady, Mutiny on the Bounty) who insisted on shooting with real ships in the actual ocean.
Source information:
4K restored digital scan version courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television. Original 35mm photochemical restoration conducted by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Library of Congress, in cooperation with Národní Filmovy Archive.
Live Music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Now celebrating its 30th year, Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra revives the tradition of silent-film orchestras, scouring 1920s-era music libraries to create their signature witty, vibrant, and historically appropriate scores. Since their first performance in 1994, Mont Alto has recorded and toured widely and, all told, has compiled scores for more than 144 films. Led by composer and pianist Rodney Sauer, recipient of the Denver Film Festival’s 2023 David Shepard Career Achievement Award, the ensemble also includes Britt Swenson (violin), Brian Collins (clarinet), Yoriko Morita (cello), Bruce Barrie (cornet), and Nancy Sauer (guest Foley artist).
Details
Director
Frank Lloyd
Country
United States
Year
1924
Cast
Milton Sills, Wallace Beery, Enid Bennett, Lloyd Hughes
Runtime
122
Source
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Format
DCP
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
8:15 PM
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre
$25 general
$23 member
12 and under, free