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Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan

6.4

Adventures of Don Juan

NR·1948·106m

Summary

Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.

Crew

Director

Vincent Sherman

Screenplay

William Faulkner

Screenplay

Harry Kurnitz

Screenplay

Robert Florey

Screenplay

George Oppenheimer

Story

Herbert Dalmas

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

July 9, 2022

7

As with Douglas Fairbanks' final cinema effort in this role back in 1934, this is slightly more tame adventure outing for Errol Flynn as he portrays the infamous Spanish lover "Don Juan". Here accompanied by Alan Hale, he seduces his way into and out of trouble until he is eventually summoned to explain himself at the court of King Philip III and his Queen, Margaret. Viveca Lindfors plays the Queen who also falls for his charms and he is given a job at court just in time to stave off the deadly ambitions of the King's minister, ably portrayed by Robert Douglas. This is another example of glorious Technicolour, but the writing and score are quite a bit inferior to Flynn's other historical tours-de-forces. There also appear to be quite a few scenes intercut from other films ("Elizabeth and Essex" being one) that do stand out a bit. Worth watching but they are all just beginning to hit their use-by dates around now.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$3,408,000.00

Revenue:

$4,772,000.00

Keywords

spain
portugal
romance
sword fight
swashbuckler
don juan
technicolor
17th century