The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main is a 1945 American adventure film starring Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak and Binnie Barnes, and directed by Frank Borzage. It was RKO's first all-Technicolor film since Becky Sharp ten years before.

This article is about the film. For the Caribbean coast, see Spanish Main.
The Spanish Main
Poster
Directed byFrank Borzage
Written byGeorge Worthing Yates
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Based onstory by Aeneas MacKenzie
Produced byFrank Borzage
StarringMaureen O'Hara
Paul Henreid
Walter Slezak
Binnie Barnes
CinematographyGeorge Barnes
Edited byRalph Dawson
Music byHanns Eisler
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • October 4, 1945 (1945-10-04) (U.S.)
Running time
100 min.
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million
Box office2,819,971 admissions (France)

Cinematographer George Barnes received an Oscar nomination for Best Color Cinematography. Though a box-office hit upon its first release, the film is chiefly remembered today for its lavish and intricate score by Hanns Eisler.

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