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Director:
David Heeley
Writers:
Robert J. Jordan (written by) &
Joan Kramer (written by) ...
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Release Date:
5 April 2005 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Documentary See more »
Tagline:
REAL-TO-REEL: A Hollywood Legend's Life of Action, Romance and Drama. (DVD)
Plot:
A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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One of the best bios on Flynn...shows another aspect of the man and his life... See more (8 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Ian Holm ... Narrator

Errol Flynn ... Himself / Various Roles (archive footage) (archive sound)
Charles Chauvel ... Himself - Producer and Director (archive footage)
Patrice Wymore ... Herself - Widow of Errol Flynn (as Patrice Wymore Flynn)
Vincent Sherman ... Himself - Director

Burt Reynolds ... Himself - Actor

Rudy Behlmer ... Himself - Author and Film Historian

Olivia de Havilland ... Herself - Actress (also archive footage)

Richard Dreyfuss ... Himself - Actor
Delmer Daves ... Himself - Writer and Director (archive footage)

David Niven ... Himself - Actor (archive footage)

Joanne Woodward ... Herself - Actress
Deirdre Flynn ... Herself - Daughter

Richard Schickel ... Himself - Author and Time Film Critic

Basil Rathbone ... Himself / Various Roles (archive sound) (archive footage)

Paul Picerni ... Himself - Flynn Co-Star (archive footage)
Hal B. Wallis ... Himself - Producer (archive footage)
Nora Eddington ... Herself - Second Wife (archive footage)

Greer Garson ... Herself (archive footage)

Jack Cardiff ... Himself - Director and Cinematographer (also archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beverly Aadland ... Herself (archive footage)

Steve Allen ... Himself (archive footage)

Ward Bond ... John L. Sullivan (archive footage)

Fidel Castro ... Himself (archive footage)

Michael Curtiz ... Himself (archive footage)
Lili Damita ... Herself (archive footage)

Bette Davis ... Queen Elizabeth (archive footage)
John Decker ... Himself (archive footage)
Sean Flynn ... Himself / Shawn Bateman (archive footage)
Theodore Flynn ... Himself (archive footage)
Francisco Franco ... Himself (archive footage)
Irene Ghika ... Herself (archive footage)

Alan Hale ... Various Roles (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler ... Himself (archive footage)

Don Knotts ... Himself (archive footage)

Dorothy Malone ... Diana Barrymore (archive footage)
Louis Nye ... Himself (archive footage)

Tyrone Power ... Jacob 'Jake' Barnes (archive footage)
Martha Raye ... Herself (archive footage)

Jack L. Warner ... Himself (archive footage)
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Directed by
David Heeley 
 
Writing credits
Robert J. Jordan (written by) &
Joan Kramer (written by) &
David Heeley (written by)

Produced by
Tom Brown .... executive producer: Turner Classic Movies
George Feltenstein .... executive producer: Turner Entertainment Co.
David Heeley .... producer
Joan Kramer .... producer
Roger Mayer .... executive producer: Turner Entertainment Co. (as Roger L. Mayer)
Melissa Roller .... supervising producer: Turner Classic Movies
Lynda Sheldon .... coordinating producer
 
Cinematography by
Michael Barry (director of photography)
Paul Harper (director of photography)
Mark Zavad (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Scott P. Doniger 
 
Makeup Department
Kayla Jo Berley .... hair stylist (as Kayla Berley)
Kayla Jo Berley .... makeup artist (as Kayla Berley)
Michele Mahone .... hair stylist (as Michelle Mahone)
Michele Mahone .... makeup artist (as Michelle Mahone)
 
Sound Department
Lynne Feldman .... sound editor
Martyn Gillman .... sound
Robert Hogg .... sound
Dave Huber .... sound mixer
Matt Philips .... sound
Keith Winner .... sound
 
Visual Effects by
Andreas Minas .... graphic design
 
Music Department
Ray Faiola .... music consultant
 
Other crew
Andrew Alonso .... production assistant: TCM
Rick Amon .... researcher
Earl Brown .... production crew
Maggie Clough .... production assistant: TCM
Rob Dalzell .... additional research (as Robert C. Dalzell)
Cleveland McKenzie .... production crew
Laurel Page .... production crew
David Ranghelli .... production crew
Anita D. Shapiro .... legal services
Alison Skodol .... production secretary
 
Thanks
Rudy Behlmer .... acknowledgment: stills and graphics
Robert Board .... acknowledgment: stills and graphics
Jack Cardiff .... acknowledgment: additional footage
Jack Cardiff .... acknowledgment: stills and graphics
David DeWitt .... special thanks
Rick Dodd .... acknowledgment: stills and graphics
Josef Fegerl .... acknowledgment: stills and graphics
Deirdre Flynn .... acknowledgment: stills and graphics
Mark Harris .... acknowledgment: excerpts, The Martha Raye Show (as Mark S. Harris)
Lincoln Hurst .... acknowledgment: stills and graphics (as Professor Lincoln D. Hurst Ph.D.)
Don Knotts .... special thanks
John McElwee .... acknowledgment: additional footage
Thomas McNulty .... acknowledgment: stills and graphics
Jayne Meadows .... special thanks
John Hammond Moore .... acknowledgment: stills and graphics
Louis Nye .... special thanks
J. Ward Williams .... acknowledgment: additional footage, Smithsonian Institution
Patrice Wymore .... acknowledgment: stills and graphics (as Patrice Wymore Flynn)
Steve Wynn .... acknowledgment: stills and graphics (as Stephen A. Wynn)
 

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Runtime:
USA:87 min | USA:90 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
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Sound Mix:
Stereo
Company:
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26 out of 26 people found the following review useful.
One of the best bios on Flynn...shows another aspect of the man and his life..., 29 April 2005
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

This is an interesting and very informative, entertaining way to spend time learning about ERROL FLYNN. Aside from some penetrating comments from two of his ex-wives (Nora Eddington and Patrice Wymore), there are some frank and very supportive comments on the real Errol Flynn (if anybody really knew him) from his most frequent co-star, Olivia de Havilland. It is the first time she has openly revealed anything about the deep love and affection Flynn and de Havilland had for each other.

In addition, some very interesting comments by Richard Dreyfuss, who became a Flynn fan at the age of eight and gives what seem like spontaneous, off the cuff comments that seem unrehearsed and genuine. Daughter Diedre expresses the wish that others knew more about the quieter, family man side of Flynn that is obscured by all the tales of his womanizing. It seems that his real interest lay in writing, but although he wrote two novels (neither a great literary success), he lacked the discipline to achieve his literary ambitions.

Not easy to understand why anyone asked Joanne Woodward and Burt Reynolds to make contributions. Neither of them was a close confidante of the actor nor ever worked with him. Seems strange to hear them talking about him and contributing little to our knowledge of him without any first hand experience.

The film clips, revealing Flynn in all his charismatic glory (especially during the height of his career) are generous and always stimulating, reminding us how great his screen presence was--a combination of athletic grace and classic good looks along with acting ability that was often underrated.

Any fan of the actor will appreciate this documentary. It has style and content and the kind of assurance about its subject that will endear it to Flynn's fans. If nothing else, it serves to remind us that he was one of the most dashing actors of the silver screen and, when teamed with Olivia de Havilland in those great adventure-romance classics, he had no peer.

While it does deal with some of his unsavory exploits (such as the rape trial), it does not exploit them and instead shows us another, more sensitive side of Flynn that has been missing in most biographies of the actor.

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