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The Master of Ballantrae

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Two Scottish brothers engage in fierce sibling rivalry while battling pirates, Indians and British soldiers.
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Reg Whitley Daily Mirror (UK) 11/30/2021
The fighting is fierce and spectacular, particularly aboard the pirate ship that Errol has joined. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 11/14/2019
...the net result is still a fine swashbuckling sword-opera, with Errol Flynn suitably cast as an eighteenth-century Scottish daredevil. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 03/22/2008
3/5
Later day Flynn, who has swashed better buckles. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 09/17/2005
3/5
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal 02/20/2004
4/5
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01/04/2015 considring the man had hepatitis attack during the making of the movie and the fa ct that he would die 6 years after making this movie is an amazing testament to the mans talent and tenacity.Any Flynn movie is better than no Flynn at all. the scenery was spectacular, the fight scenes athletic and exciting. the movie was made for him. the only person who bored me was beatrice campbell....no spark between she and Flynn at all. Just a shame Flynn didnt live now. with all the healthy eating and exercising Mr. Flynn could have looked better for a long time See more 06/30/2014 Errol Flynn's last film with Warner Bros tries to recapture his swashbuckling glory days, but this film feels pretty tired, as does Flynn, nearly 20 years after his star making turn in "Captain Blood". However, some absolutely gorgeous photography by the brilliant Jack Cardiff, who shot everything from "The Red Shoes" to "Rambo: First Blood Part II", makes this film a visual feast. See more 10/10/2013 Errol Flynn's last studio film is pretty good if nowhere near the heights of "Captain Blood" or "The Adventures of Robin Hood". It's helped greatly by Roger Livesey's supporting turn. Livesey makes every film just a little better. See more 05/26/2012 Just one of those Errol Flynn movies from the twilight of his career, that delivers on surface level thrills without much depth or attention to quality. See more 01/19/2012 Flynn's on board 4 this his final WB film swashbuckling all the way out the door See more 12/05/2011 some seriously bad acting ... fairly silly See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two Scottish brothers engage in fierce sibling rivalry while battling pirates, Indians and British soldiers.
Director
William Keighley
Screenwriter
Herb Meadow
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 28, 1953, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 29m
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