The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

The Master of Ballantrae (1953) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1953 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
William Keighley

Written By:
Herb Meadow
Harold Medford

Actors:
Errol Flynn ..... Jamie Durie
Roger Livesey ..... Col. Francis Burke
Anthony Steel ..... Henry Durie
Beatrice Campbell ..... Lady Alison
Yvonne Furneaux ..... Jessie Brown
Felix Aylmer ..... Lord Durrisdeer
Mervyn Johns ..... MacKellar
Charles Goldner ..... Mendoza
Ralph Truman ..... Maj. Clarendon
Francis De Wolff ..... Matthew Bull
Jacques Berthier ..... Captain Arnaud
Charles Carson ..... Col. Banks
Moultrie Kelsall ..... MacCauley
Gillian Lynne ..... Marianne
Jackie Taylor
Stephen Vercoe

Synopsis:

When Bonnie Prince Charlie, heir to the Stuart throne, returns to Scotland to liberate his land from English rule, both Jamie and Henry Durie are keen to fight for their independence. They compromise however deciding that while one of them will fight, the other will remain at home remaining loyal to the English throne thereby protecting their lands and estates. The dashing Jamie wins the coin toss and sets off wearing the white cockade, the symbol of the rebellion. After the Battle of Culloden however, the Scots are defeated and a wounded Jamie, accompanied by his new friend Irishman Francis Burke, find themselves on board a smugglers ship headed to the West Indies. When they are attacked by pirates, Jamie finds himself a member of pirate Captain Anaud's crew. For Jamie however, he dreams of returning home to the beautiful Alison.

Errol Flynn buckled his last swash in The Master of Ballantrae, playing out the final film of his Warner Brothers contract in this high seas adventure, liberally adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson yarn. Flynn plays Jamie Durrisdeer, a Scottish heir, who fights for freedom against the British. When the rebels are defeated, Jamie must flee to the West Indies with Col. Francis Burke (Roger Livesey), an Irish soldier of fortune, in order to escape capture. After battling pirates, Jamie puts together a small fortune and returns to Scotland to marry his true love, Lady Alison (Beatrice Campbell). But Jamie's hopes are dashed when he finds that Lady Alison, thinking that Jamie was dead, is now engaged to his brother Henry (Anthony Steel), who may have betrayed Jamie to the English.

Buckle on your swashes for this swashbuckling adventure with a highlander who fought for Bonnie Prince Charlie who, after various escapades, becomes a pirate.

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