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      Against All Flags

      1952 1 hr. 23 min. Adventure List
      Reviews 53% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A British naval officer (Errol Flynn) poses as a deserter to trick a pirate (Maureen O'Hara) and her cohort (Anthony Quinn) in 1700 Madagascar. Read More Read Less

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      Harold G Close to the best of his movies Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/23/23 Full Review Audience Member It's hard to go wrong with Errol Flynn but this movie tries. With inexcusably tame battle sequences and some particularly noticeable fake sets and models, Against All Flags cannot compare to Flynn's earlier swashbucklers. Maureen O'Hara is suitably fiery as pirate captain Spitfire but Anthony Quinn does not make for a particularly menacing villain. The subplot involving a captured Indian princess is uncharacteristically silly but is surprisingly founded in history. Still the movie doesn't come off quite as ridiculous as it should, probably because an experienced Flynn knew how to steer it in the right direction. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Tom M Another great Flynn swashbuckler. But make no mistake, this is Maureen O'Hara's film. In a 1952 movie, she's the captain of her pirate ship AND she does her own sword-fighting scenes ! And she's stunning while she does it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/03/20 Full Review Geoffrey S I've really enjoyed a lot of Errol Flynn's movies but this one doesn't make the grade at all for me. The costumes would look better in a children's pantomime and the actors direction is very poor with leads delivering lines standing with their hands behind their backs too often. It also looks like poor Errol's vices and life's pressures had caught up with him, looking puffy and older than his years. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/01/18 Full Review Audience Member This is the type of rompy pirate ship adventure for which Errol Flynn was perfectly suited to, and his persona here helps raise an otherwise average storyline. There's a funny moment towards the end when he's referred to as a young man by someone who looks just as old and weary as the lead looks. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Young Maureen O"Hara! Intoxicated Errol Flynn! Men in tights in swashbuckling action! I read Flynn broke his ankle doing his own stunts and delayed the finish of the picture. Essential pirate genre viewing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The result is happy ending, which survives a thin plot and a lot of silliness. Rated: B Apr 9, 2022 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 31, 2005 Full Review James Plath Reel.com Rated: 3/5 Mar 12, 2005 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 4/5 Feb 13, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis A British naval officer (Errol Flynn) poses as a deserter to trick a pirate (Maureen O'Hara) and her cohort (Anthony Quinn) in 1700 Madagascar.
      Director
      George Sherman
      Screenwriter
      Æneas MacKenzie, Joseph Hoffman
      Production Co
      Universal International Pictures
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 18, 2018