The Silver Fleet (1943)

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Esmond Knight, who had lost an eye during the war, had not yet regained the use of his remaining eye when he played the role of Von Schiffer. Playing his part completely blind, there is only one scene when the audience can guess Knight's disability. It occurs quite briefly when Knight, about to go through a doorway, is gently steered through the door by a fellow actor.
Pieter Pietersen Heyn (1577 - 1629), known as Piet Hein, was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero during the war between the United Provinces and Spain. In 1628, Hein captured a Spanish treasure fleet, the 'Silver Fleet', loaded with silver from Spain's American colonies and the Philippines. Sixteen Spanish ships were intercepted and Hein captured over 11 million guilders of booty (comprising gold, silver, and other trade goods) without any bloodshed.
This film's opening prologue is a quotation from writer John Webster (1580?-1634) from his play The Duchess of Malfi, Act IV, Scene 2 See: The Duchess of Malfi ; The Duchess of Malfi; Rehearsal: The Killings of Cariola & Hotel. It states: "I know death hath ten thousand several doors. For men to take their exits."
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