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Encyclopedia > Against All Flags
Against All Flags

1952 movie poster
Directed by George Sherman
Produced by Howard Christie
Written by Joseph Hoffmann
Aeneas MacKenzie
Starring Errol Flynn
Maureen O'Hara
Anthony Quinn
Alice Kelley
Mildred Natwick
Music by Hans J. Salter
Cinematography Russell Metty
Distributed by Universal
Release date(s) November 2, 1952
Running time 83 min.
Country USA
Language English
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Against All Flags is a 1952 action film starring Errol Flynn as Brian Hawke, Maureen O'Hara as Prudence "Spitfire" Stevens and Anthony Quinn as Roc Brasiliano. George Sherman (July 14, 1908-March 15, 1991) was a prolific film director of action movies beginning in the 1930s. ... Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959) was an Australian film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. ... Maureen OHara Maureen OHara (born Maureen FitzSimons) on August 17, 1920 is an Irish film actress. ... Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 Chihuahua, Mexico – June 3, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts) was a two-time Academy Award-winning Mexican-American actor, as well as a painter and writer. ... Mildred Natwick (June 19, 1905 – October 25, 1994) was an American stage and film actress. ... Hans J. Salter was an American film composer. ... Russell Metty (born 1906, died 1978) was an American cinematographer, who worked on many films during the forties, fifties and sixties. ... Look up universal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959) was an Australian film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. ... Maureen OHara Maureen OHara (born Maureen FitzSimons) on August 17, 1920 is an Irish film actress. ... Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 Chihuahua, Mexico – June 3, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts) was a two-time Academy Award-winning Mexican-American actor, as well as a painter and writer. ...

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Plot

In 1700, British officer Brian Hawke infiltrates a group of pirates located on the coast of Madagascar, and falls in love with pirate captian "Spitfire" Stevens.


Controversy

The film caused controversy because Maureen O'Hara did not wear a bra in the motion picture, causing uproar throughout most of the country, causing it to be pulled. The film gained a large cult following determined to see it released on DVD. It was released on laserdisc in the early 1990's but has since fallen out of print.


Remakes

The film was remade in 1967 as The King's Pirate. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...


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