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Against All Flags (1952)
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Release Date:
6 February 1953 (Belgium)
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Tagline:
He Ravished The Pirate Port Of Madagascar To Steal The Love Of Its Corsair Queen!
Plot:
Brian Hawke of the Royal Navy versus the pirates of Madagascar. full summary | full synopsis
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One of my favorite pirate films
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Errol Flynn | ... | Brian Hawke |
 | Maureen O'Hara | ... | Prudence 'Spitfire' Stevens |
 | Anthony Quinn | ... | Capt. Roc Brasiliano |
 | Alice Kelley | ... | Princess Patma |
| Mildred Natwick | ... | Molvina MacGregor |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Capt. Kidd |
| Harry Cording | ... | Gow |
| John Alderson | ... | Jonathan Harris |
| Phil Tully | ... | Jones |
| Lester Matthews | ... | Sir Cloudsley |
| Tudor Owen | ... | Williams |
| Maurice Marsac | ... | Capt. Moisson |
| James Craven | ... | Capt. Hornsby |
| James Fairfax | ... | Cruikshank - Barber |
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83 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Though Errol Flynn did most of his own stunts, he balked at the one involving sliding down through a sail on a rapier blade, which was originated by Douglas Fairbanks in The Black Pirate (1926). The stunt was performed by a double.
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Anachronisms: In the last battle aboard the ship Hawke climbs one of the masts. The crow's nest at the top has a modern looking wire mesh guard around it, instead of the rope netting one would expect in an 18th century vessel.
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Quotes:
Captain Moisson:
I deeply regret the necessity for this flogging.
Brian Hawke: Thank you, sir. I don't think the flogger needed to have carried it out with such gusto.
Captain Moisson: You requested the customary lashing.
Brian Hawke: I know, sir. Of course, you could have done me the favor of denying it. I swear he took a particular pleasure in having an officer under his cat.
Captain Moisson: Should you fail, you'll look back on flogger Flower's lashing as a pleasant afternoon's pastime.
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Brian Hawke: Thank you, sir. I don't think the flogger needed to have carried it out with such gusto.
Captain Moisson: You requested the customary lashing.
Brian Hawke: I know, sir. Of course, you could have done me the favor of denying it. I swear he took a particular pleasure in having an officer under his cat.
Captain Moisson: Should you fail, you'll look back on flogger Flower's lashing as a pleasant afternoon's pastime.
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Remade as The King's Pirate (1967)
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Excellent pirate entertainment! It has all the good ingredients to keep one's attention -- an absorbing tale of intrigue, a fiery lady pirate named Spitfire Stevens (Maureen O'Hara) who's attracted to the irresistible Mr. Hawke (Errol Flynn) who is out on a secret mission of his own. They make a fine romantic pair onscreen -- sigh!
Anthony Quinn is the mean, bad pirate weaving his villainous web of divide and conquer. I noticed the very familiar face of Mildred Natwick playing a supporting role as Mrs. MacGregor, the protector of young Princess Patma (Alice Kelley).
There is beautifully filmed scenery of shorelines, ships, and the bay. Lots of action too of sword fighting clashes, ship battles, daring leaps of Errol Flynn (Robin Hood on board ship!). From the flaming redhead herself I once heard in an interview of Maureen O'Hara that she boasted great command of the bullwhip and could also outdo Flynn in sword fighting in those days but there'd be no need to put it to the test here.
Very enjoyable movie.