Against All Flags
Against All Flags

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In 1700, the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself cashiered, flogged, and set adrift to infiltrate the pirate "republic." There, Hawke meets lovely Spitfire Stevens, a pirate captain in her own right, and the sparks begin to fly; but wooing a pirate poses unique problems. Especially after he rescues adoring young Princess Patma from a captured ship. Meanwhile, Hawke's secret mission proceeds to an action-packed climax.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Against All Flags:

Errol Flynn
Maureen O'Hara
Anthony Quinn
Alice Kelley
Mildred Natwick
Robert Warwick

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In 1700, the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself cashiered, flogged, and set adrift to infiltrate the pirate "republic." There, Hawke meets lovely Spitfire Stevens, a pirate captain in her own right, and the sparks begin to fly; but wooing a pirate poses unique problems. Especially after he rescues adoring young Princess Patma from a captured ship. Meanwhile, Hawke's secret mission proceeds to an action-packed climax.

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User Review - 8/10 by John YA great pirate film with spectacular sea battles. A must for pirate fans.
User Review - 8/10 by Bob WA fun and raucous pirate movie that shows you how pirate movies ought to be made.
User Review - 8/10 by Sarah DBoys are loving "Swashbuckler Night", I'm loving Errol Flynn :)
User Review - 8/10 by Nick FThey don't make them like that any more. Back in the good old days when even pirate shanty towns were clean and shiny and acting ability was positively frowned on in anyone but the leads. Sure, they were misogynistic and racist, but they were just so darn nice about it. Let's all run off and be gentlemen pirates.
User Review - 8/10 by Harry BExcellent premise for the genre in this era. Errol Flynn Anthony Quinn!
User Review - 6/10 by jay n"London Blackout Murders" director George Sherman's formulaic seafaring voyage "Against All Flags" was actor Errol Flynn's final swashbuckler on the high seas against marauding pirates. Indeed, the title sums up the nature of piracy. Wicked pirates pit themselves against all flags when they hoist the skull and crossbones. Nothing really special stands out in the predictable screenplay penned by "Essex and Elizabeth" scenarist Ã?neas MacKenzie and "At Sword's Point" scribe Joseph Hoffman. This is one of those daring 18th century escapades where the intrepid hero infiltrates the ranks of the pirates. Basically, two kinds of movies like â??Against All Flagsâ?? exist. The first example is when the filmmakers explain ahead of time that their hero has committed no iniquity and plans to undermine an opponent with false information. In the second example, the true identity of the hero is not revealed until the final reel. â??Against All Flagsâ?? exemplifies the first example. As the heroine, auburn-haired Maureen Oâ??Hara enlivens this epic with another one of her ardent performances. Anthony Quinn projects a commanding presence and his use of gestures to reinforce his character is good. Compared to his earlier Warner Brothersâ?? sea spectacles, this budget-minded Universal-International Picturesâ?? release isnâ??t half as spectacular. Lenser Russell Metty makes sure that all this nonsense benefits from his elegant Technicolor cinematography. The closest that â??Against All Flagsâ?? comes to being unsavory are the repeated threats to relegate prisoners to the tide stakes. These tide stakes are planted in the shoal waters of the reef. Before the tide rises sufficiently high enough to drown the unfortunate fellow, the hungry crabs will have feasted on the prisoners. â??Against All Flagsâ?? unfolds at sea with the following prologue: In 1700 A.D., the Pirate Republic of Libertatia on the island of Madagascar was a constant menace to the rich trade routes to India. Several days sail is the British merchant ship â??Monsoon.â?? The British Navy is determined to wipe out the heavily armed stronghold of pirates on the island. British Navy Lieutenant Brian Hawke (a mature Errol Flynn of "Captain Blood") and two sailorsâ??gunnerâ??s mate Harris (John Alderson of â??Violent Saturdayâ??) and topman Jones (Phil Tully of â??All the King's Menâ??)--pose as deserters and take a longboat to the island. â??I donâ??t like the cut of your sail,â?? Captain Roc Brasiliano (Anthony Quinn of "Larceny, Inc.") opines when he lays eyes initially on Hawke. Brasiliano suspects that Hawke may be a spy, while hot-tempered beauty Prudence 'Spitfire' Stevens (Maureen O'Hara of "Sinbad the Sailor") finds herself sexually attracted to Hawke. Brasiliano wants proof that Hawke is a deserter. One of Brasiliano's gnarly-looking pirates inspects Hawke's back where our hero received twenty terrible lashes by a cat o' nine tails. The pirate had served on the East Indian Company ship Monsoon and he recognizes the distinctive handiwork of Flogger Flower (Dave Kashner of â??High Lonesomeâ??) who delivered the punishment. Prudence cannot wait to get her hands on Hawke, so Brasiliano orders him to serve as his navigator on the ship Scorpion. The secret defense of Madagascar is the point of Hawke's mission. He must spike the cannons defending the island so the Royal Navy can sail into port and blast away with broadsides at the moored pirate vessels. Hawke learns not long after he is accepted amongst the pirates that a map of the cannon emplacements hangs in the bedroom and he memorizes the positions while he is instructing Prudence about the make-up that women wear in proper society. Prudence's father was a well-known pirate and he created the gun emplacements. Meanwhile, when Hawke isn't romancing the fiery Prudence, he is following Captain Brasiliano's orders. Instead of allowing Hawke to horn in on his relationship with Prudence, Brasiliano makes Hawke his navigator. They attack a royal Indian ship and is carrying Princess Patma (Alice Kelley of "Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas") and her mistress, Molvina MacGregor (Mildred Natwick of "Yolanda and the Thief"). Brasiliano sets the Indian ship afire and MacGregor appeals to Hawke because the princess is still aboard the burning ship. Hawke rescues her and gives the princess a kiss that leaves the poor girl stunned beyond imagination. Afterward, every time that the princess lays eyes on Hawke, she begs for another kiss. "Again," she pleads. This becomes a running joke throughout "Against All Flags." Ultimately, George Sherman qualifies as a competent enough director, but he lacks the artistic flair of director Michael Curtiz. Curtiz helmed all of Flynn's early swashbucklers, starting with "Captain Blood," and Flynn assumed the significance of a larger-than-life hero. Little about "Against All Flags" is larger-than-life. Everything approves rather second-rate in this costumer. You know in some scenes that the gorgeous looking sailing ships are brightly lighted models in a massive studio tank. The close quarters combat scenes aboard the ships are staged with a modicum of verve. Of course, Hawke and Stevens will get out of it alive, but Brasiliano isn't as fortunate. Quinn excels as the villainous Brasiliano, and O'Hara is funny the more she gets riled up about the amorous Hawke. Happily, this 83-minute movie never wears out its welcome.
User Review - 6/10 by Timothy JThis 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.
User Review - 6/10 by Marilee ATechnicolor highlights all the sweat and age on Flynn that you might have overlooked if it had been in B&W. Still, he was about 15 years past his prime in this, and only looked 10 years past. Maureen O'Hara and Anthony Quinn bring it up to 3 stars.
User Review - 6/10 by Geoffrey SThis 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.

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