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Errol Flynn, the greatest of the swashbuckling stars, returns in The Master of Ballentrae. Flynn stars as Ballantrae Castle's Jamie Durisdeer, a herioc highlander-turned-pirate in this version of Robert Louis Stevenson's story. Declare your allegiance....or answer to his blade!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Spike Owen
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Lower tier Errol Flynn swashbuckler coming at a time when his star was waning. The Master Of Ballantrae is adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel by Herb Meadow and sees Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel, Beatrice Campbell, Yvonne Furneaux, Felix Aylmer & Mervyn Johns star alongside Flynn. It's directed by William Keighley (his last film and fourth with Flynn) with the music by William Alwyn and photography by Jack Cardiff. The plot sees Flynn as Jacobite Jamie Durie who is forced to flee Scotland from English oppression and winds up with pirates in the West Indies. Here he bides his time until the time comes to return home where he has a score to settle with his brother; and all being well, rekindle a romance with his sweetheart.
Filmed mostly in Scotland, the material is tailor-made for Flynn. For even tho he's far from in the best physical shape, he gets to swish and swash with the customary heroics that made his name. Livesey turns in the best performance of the piece, whilst our ladies are as pretty as Jack Cardiff's Highland photography is. The character complexities in the novel are sadly missing here, so with that the film hasn't much to offer outside of being an 18th century yarn. But a worthwhile yarn it be, in short it's a colourful production with good period value, that is competently acted and deals nicely in romance and adventure. 6/10
Filmed mostly in Scotland, the material is tailor-made for Flynn. For even tho he's far from in the best physical shape, he gets to swish and swash with the customary heroics that made his name. Livesey turns in the best performance of the piece, whilst our ladies are as pretty as Jack Cardiff's Highland photography is. The character complexities in the novel are sadly missing here, so with that the film hasn't much to offer outside of being an 18th century yarn. But a worthwhile yarn it be, in short it's a colourful production with good period value, that is competently acted and deals nicely in romance and adventure. 6/10
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I am 35 years old and a movie fan and I must say that Errol Flynn may be the greatest actor and movie icon for me. This is a really good Errol Flynn movie. Although not a big production, it has a good script, it mixes swords and knives with kilts and horses, the struggle of two brothers, treachery and torture and finally Errol prevails as this fantastic and undervalued actor has done so many times before. There are no actors anymore that have the "polish" and "air" of mr Flynn.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
one of the good old classic errol flynn movies which you dont see to many of these days apleasure to watch brings back fond memories
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