埃罗尔.弗林一鸣惊人的剑侠处代表作,因本片的成功而赢得“风流剑侠"的称号。他在片中原是一名医生,因为受不了政府对他的不公平检控,因而逼上梁山,沦为海盗。但如此一来不但得到漂亮的奥利维亚.德.哈维尔兰德当情人,也以其铁血精神伸张了正义。导演迈克尔.柯蒂兹以严谨态度拍摄这部古装动作片,甚至以一比一的实际比例搭建两艘大船来进行压轴高潮的剑门场面,因此气氛特别刺激逼真。喜欢罗宾汉等绿林豪侠电影的观众不应错过本片。Arrested during the Monmouth Rebellion and falsely convicted of treason, Dr. Peter Blood is banished to the West Indies and sold into slavery. In Port Royal, Jamaica the Governor's daughter Arabella Bishop buys him for £10 to spite her uncle, Col. Bishop who owns a major plantation. Life is hard for the men and for Blood as well. By chance he treats the Governor's gout and is soon part of the medical service. He dreams of freedom and when the opportunity strikes, he and his friends rebel taking over a Spanish ship that has attacked the city. Soon, they are the most feared pirates on the seas, men without a country attacking all ships. When Arabella is prisoner, Blood decides to return her to Port Royal only to find that it is under the control of England's new enemy, France. All of them must decide if they are to fight for their new King.