Against All Flags

1952 81 min ★ 6.0 Drama, Adventure

In the 18th century, the pirates of Madagascar, lords of the Republic of Libertatia and masters of the Indian Ocean, live in an impregnable natural fortress, killing, robbing and plundering with impunity, so the British Navy hatches a daring plan to destroy them.

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Cast

Errol Flynn

Brian Hawke

Maureen O'Hara

Spitfire Stevens

Anthony Quinn

Captain Roc Brasiliano

Alice Kelley

Princess Patma

Mildred Natwick

Molvina MacGregor

Robert Warwick

Captain Kidd

Harry Cording

Gow

John Alderson

Sailor Harris

Phil Tully

Sailor Jones

Lester Matthews

Sir Cloudsley

Details

Director

George Sherman

Screenplay

Æneas MacKenzie

Tagline

"The greatest sea adventure of the them all!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Universal International Pictures

Reviews

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John Chard

August 12, 2019

★ 7/10

Rot my guts! The cannons are blowing up! Against All flags is directed by George Sherman and written by Joseph Hoffman and Aeneas MacKenzie. It stars Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn, Alice Kelley and Mildred Natwick. A Technicolor production out of Universal with cinematography by Russell Metty and music scored by Hans J. Salter. In 1700 A.D. the Pirate Rebublic of Libertatia on ...

C

CinemaSerf

September 11, 2022

★ 6/10

A still very charismatic Errol Flynn is slightly past his best in this seafaring swashbuckler as "Brian Hawke" - a Royal Navy Lieutenant gone undercover to discover the secret defences of the pirate stronghold of Suarez Bay on Madagascar. He falls for a deceptively glamorous Captain of the Coast - "Mistress Stevens" (Maureen O'Hara) who has lost none of her natural feistiness. Soon he is sparring ...