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6.2/10   416 votes
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Director:
Frank Borzage
Writers:
Æneas MacKenzie (story)
George Worthing Yates (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
October 1945 (USA) more
Plot:
Laurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the Carolinas... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Buckle My Swash!! more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Paul Henreid ... Capt. Laurent Van Horn

Maureen O'Hara ... Contessa Francesca
Walter Slezak ... Don Juan Alvarado
Binnie Barnes ... Anne Bonney
John Emery ... Mario Du Billar
Barton MacLane ... Capt. Benjamin Black
J.M. Kerrigan ... Pillery Gow
Fritz Leiber ... Bishop
Nancy Gates ... Lupita
Jack La Rue ... Lt. Escobar (as Jack LaRue)
Mike Mazurki ... Erik Swaine
Ian Keith ... Captain Lussan
Curt Bois ... Paree
Antonio Moreno ... Commandante
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
UK:U | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #10610) | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Mario Du Billar: I know the man. He'll not rest until he frees the Contessa and Anne Bonney, or is killed in the attempt.
Don Juan Alvarado: The latter alternative is the more likely. And, incidentally, the more satisfactory.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'The Quiet Man' (1992) (V) more

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17 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
Buckle My Swash!!, 3 September 2001
7/10
Author: Ishallwearpurple from Heartland, USA

What fun!! Get some popcorn (or nachos in this day and age) and just hunker down for a evening of fun and romance. Maureen O'Hara at her red-haired best as the aristocratic lady, and Paul Henreid the swashbuckling pirate have a merry romp in this film. The villainous Walter Slezak is so very good being bad.

All in all, for this type of film from 1945, a pleasure to watch. It all comes out in the end with a beautiful sunset, the lovers together and all is well as the music rises. What more can you ask for an hour and a half of your time?

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