The city had suffered much pain and hardship at his hands, and the Governor decreed that Brasiliano would hang. But Brasiliano was too clever for him. Somehow acquiring pen and paper, Brasiliano forged a letter, which he got smuggled out of the dungeon and delivered to the Governor of Campeche. The letter purported to come from a group of buccaneers cruising outside of the city; it stated that if the Governor harmed Brasiliano they would have no mercy on the city, its shipping, or its people.
As the city had previously almost fallen into buccaneer hands, the Governor took this threat very seriously indeed.
Looking for some way to save face while keeping his own skin intact , the Governor had Brasiliano brought before him. He told Rock that he would send him back to Spain if he would swear to give up piracy forever: if not, the villain would be hanged immediately. Rock readily gave his solemn oath, and the governor put him on the first ship heading to Europe. Predictably, once in Spain, Brasiliano took passage back to Jamaica, where he quickly resumed his piratical cruises.
Not much else is known of Brasiliano's career - or his end. No one ever reported capturing or killing him; it is possible that, his blood-hatred of Spain slaked, Rock retired to live out his days in anonymity in some quiet corner of the world.
It is more likely, however, that his vessel was lost at sea with all hands. Jack Rackham Rackham began his meteoric career in , when he convinced his fellow pirates to depose their captain, Charles Vane, for cowardice and appoint him as their new leader. Within just three short years he would gain notoriety both for his piratical exploits and for his choice of Lieutenants. Known as "Calico Jack" for his bright clothing, Rackham cut a dashing figure in the pirate havens of the Caribbean.
In New Providence, Bahamas, he won the heart of Anne Bonny, a wild and tempestuous young woman who he dressed as a man and smuggled aboard his ship. Soon afterwards he discovered that yet another woman was aboard his ship, one Mary Read, also disguised as a man.
By all accounts the two women were as fierce - or fiercer - than any man aboard his ship, and the women became his trusted lieutenants. Be the first to contribute! Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Synopsis submission guide.
Sign In. Edit Against All Flags Jump to: Summaries 4. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. Top Gap. See more gaps ». Of this group of films, this one certainly sports the greatest collection of high profile actors, if not being your personal favorite. Maureen was no stranger to being cast in pirate and other adventure-type films. In contrast to her previous roles in "The Black Swan" and "The Spanish Main" as an aristocratic lady desired, in this film, she is cast as one of the pirate captains, having inherited this position from her deceased father.
This role enhances her opportunities to display her trademark fiery tomboyish personality. As in the case of feisty Alexis Smith, Flynn's leading lady in a number of previous films, her flaming red hair and green-grey eyes were made for Technicolor, sometimes denied her in her early career. This was one of a rash of films released in the early '50s that featured feisty women of a bygone era in roles traditionally reserved for men only. Charismatic Anthony Quinn was the third lead, as another pirate captain.
He played a rather similar role in the previous "The Black Swan", with Maureen again the leading lady. As usual, he ends up the odd man out in a romantic triangle. Although physically he clearly belies his partial Mexican heritage, Quinn was cast as a wide variety of exotics during his career, often villainous, as exotics tended to be. Here, he curiously takes on the namesake of the otherwise forgotten historical Dutch-Brazilian Caribbean pirate Roc Brasiliano.
Just why the screenwriters decided to so anoint his character is beyond me. The brutal Brasiliano never had anything to do with Madagascar nor Indian Ocean piracy, which are the centerpiece of this film. Furthermore, Quinn's character is apparently Italian, or perhaps French. Instead of the single damsel in distress Flynn previously fought and romanced with in his pirate films,here he has two beautiful women characterized as extreme opposites in the spectrum of female personalities, competing for his romantic attentions.
Besides the sharp, gutsy, outspoken Maureen, he happens upon the demure, extremely sheltered,unbelievably stupid, Princess Patma, daughter of the Indian Grand Mogul. She happens to be a passenger on a ship that Brasiliano attacks, rescued from the burning ship by Flynn, Brasiliano's crew member.
Man-starved throughout her life, this gorgeous creature played by Alice Kelley immediately takes a romantic fancy to Flynn, who responds standoffishly after he learns who she is. Presumably, he doesn't want to run afoul of the Grand Mogul, who no doubt has his own marriage plans for his daughter. What was the Princess doing on this ship? A favorite target of Indian Ocean pirates was shiploads of Indian Muslims, going to fulfill their lifetime quest to visit the holy city of Mecca.
Probably, this was her case, as suggested by Flynn's character. When the Princess is put up for sale as a slave, Maureen outbids Flynn, assuming he wants her as a concubine, whereas Flynn actually wants to protect her.
He hopes to ultimately get her aboard a British warship scheduled to arrive. Unfortunately, instead, she falls into the hands of Brasiliano, who uses her as a 'shield' to discourage the British warship from firing on his ship, as he tries to make a getaway, with Maureen aboard, to Italy.
Brasiliano sent the Princess's chaperone to the warship to tell he has the Princess. Flynn saves the day by sneaking aboard the ship and dueling with Brasiliano to the death, abetted by rapier-wielding Maureen, after Brasiliano tried to rape her. Maureen keeps going back and forth in her allegiance between Flynn and Brasiliano, when they are at odds. Although attracted by Flynn's charm and seeming gentlemanly persona, she is scorned by his inexplicable refusal to make love to her at her beckoning, at one point, and is suspicious of his relationship with the Princess, among possible others.
As she is leaving, having been frustrated, she suggests that another woman will probably soon show up. Flynn quips "no, not another woman, 10 of them! He is successful at this, but seemingly outmaneuvered by Brasiliano's use of the Princess as a shield. My favorite film role for Maureen, with great chemistry with Flynn. Quinn also great. Superb Technicolor cinematography. Unfortunately, Flynn is really trying to play his irresistible self years earlier, with only modest success.
In the trailer for this film, which can be viewed at the top of the first page of this IMDB entry, Errol Flynn 'breaks the fourth wall' to tell the audience how much fun he's having making this picture and how much fun we'll have watching it. I suspect that at this late date, Flynn had long since lost interest in this type of film and in the sly references to his sex life in both the film and the trailer.
But he certainly gives a workman-like performance, trying to make it all work and, in a couple of scenes, more than that. The film itself is energetic and a solid entertainment, as most of Flynn's 50's films are, despite reviewer's obsession with his personal deterioration and the narrative that the latter part of his career was valueless. Flynn plays a British Naval officer who is cashiered from the service specifically so he can go undercover by joined a group of pirates based in Madagascar who operate in the Indian Ocean.
One of the most fearsome is a beautiful female captain, played by Maureen O'Hara, who can out-shoot and out-fence any man on the seas.
Another is Anthony Quinn, a rival pirate captain who wants her for his wife. When Flynn arrives, he inculcates himself into the group, getting a job keeping Quinn's books. He meets O'Hara, who initially has contempt for him but falls for him against her instincts.
One of the interesting scenes is one where she announces that she's decided she wants Flynn to kiss her. He refuses: he hasn't decided that he wants to kiss her yet. And so it goes.
Particularly good is a scene in which Flynn, in a manner most gentlemanly, instructs a willing O'Hara on the purpose and technique of using each item on a woman's boudoir table. A comic sub-plot involves the daughter of an Indian potentate whose ship is captured and she held for ransom.
She's never seen a man before but once she meets Flynn and gets kissed by him, she's totally hooked, to his embarrassment. She's auctioned off, in a scene reminiscent of 'Captain Blood', where Flynn bids for her but loses her to O'Hara.
The enclave is protected by a series of hidden batteries that can pound any hostile fleet to bits before they can land to overcome and arrest the pirate crews. Flynn makes it his business to find out where they are and with a couple of aides who came undercover with him, manages to plug up all the cannons.
When the royal navy arrives, they all explode. In the final battle, Flynn and Quinn have a duel with Flynn finally running Tony through, a revenge of sorts for Flynn. Sergiodave 25 April Not the best of the genre but far better than many. Lively, colorful, and entertaining, "Against All Flags" is a swashbuckling pirate fantasy that remains afloat thanks to its three larger-than-life stars.
The swords flash, the cannon boom, the pistols fire. Ships are plundered of a mogul's treasure, scantily clad harem maidens are sold at auction to be lawfully married wives only , and enormous crabs wait to devour unlucky captives.
Evidently targeted towards youngsters at Saturday afternoon matinees, the at-times silly proceedings are often reminiscent of Captain Hook and his crew in "Peter Pan. However, the tough talking female pirate struts the decks in a well tailored pirate costume, fashioned in shades of green to contrast with her flaming hair.
After barking orders, threatening young harem girls, and verbally sparring with swarthy Roc Brasiliano, Spitefire sputters and melts with a passionate smooch from Hawke, played by Errol Flynn.
Twelve years after "The Sea Hawk," Flynn was still handsome, if more mature, and he could still swashbuckle like a pro. Anthony Quinn arguably steals the film as Roc, the vicious pirate, who lusts in vain after Spitfire, who only has flashing eyes for Flynn. Of the three protagonists, Quinn is the most convincing as a pirate. Russell Metty's Technicolor camera captures the lush production design and period costumes, the model sailing ships that float across studio pools, and O'Hara's magnificent red hair.
Director George Sherman, who helmed many westerns and action films during a long Hollywood career, maintains the film's pace, although an excess of good-natured wink-wink and romantic fluff scenes undercut any attempts at credible adult pirating. MattyGibbs 8 July Against all Flags is a standard 50's pirate film featuring an aging Errol Flynn. It's thin on plot and doesn't bother with any historical accuracy. Still I suppose it was intended as a light hearted romp and that's exactly what you get.
There are a few decent fight scenes and it's filmed in vibrant colours. The obligatory romance s are laboured and unconvincing and take up way too much of the film.
It's all fairly ridiculous but at least some enjoyment can be gained from the impressive sets. This isn't a film that's aged well and it's hard to imagine it figured high on the achievements of any of the big star names in it, even at the time. It's worth watching for historical value but has little to offer the modern audience. Flynn's Universal Swashbuckler Fun, if Minor As Brian Hawke, a British naval officer 'undercover' to destroy the batteries of a pirate island stronghold, Flynn looks far older and more jaded than in his halcyon days when his commander refers to him as 'young', you can almost see both actors wince , but his rakish smile is still present, and his dialog is ripe with the sexual innuendo audiences had come to expect from a Flynn film to female pirate Maureen O'Hara, he says, with tongue in cheek, "I'd looked forward to serving under you, ma'am" Posing as disgraced and discharged, his obvious refinement draws the suspicion of ruthless pirate captain Anthony Quinn, but stirs the long-suppressed sexual yearnings in O'Hara, whose father had built the artillery emplacements.
Discovering that the plans are located in O'Hara's bedchamber, Flynn goes to work on her, combining his mission with his infamous off-screen reputation for seduction, in a funny scene that both actors play to the hilt. Placed under Quinn's command, Flynn participates in the capture of a galleon, then discovers that the 'cargo' is a virginal Indian princess Alice Kelley , who'd never been close to a man before, other than her father. Having Errol Flynn as a 'first' provides another point of humor, as, after he gives her a platonic kiss, she nearly swoons, and begins incessantly begging, "AGAIN!
There is the 'mandatory' discovery of Flynn's true identity, O'Hara's betrayal to rescue him, and O'Hara and Kelly both held as hostage aboard Quinn's ship, leading up, of course, to a 'by-the-numbers' final swordfight between Flynn and Quinn. Financial difficulties would soon force Errol Flynn to leave the United States, and the pirate yarn would be his last film shot in America for five years. A new stage of his rollercoaster career was about to begin If you like pirate films, you shouldn't miss this one.
It has all the ingredients. Battles at sea, the hero, the villain, the hero's romantic interest, the final sword duel, good settings and color and special effects are very good too don't forget we are in the early 50's. I think the cast helps a lot if not for outstanding performances there are not very demanding roles but for actors that were symbols in this kind of movie.
Errol Flynn -probably the all time swashbuckler- was aging here but he still had his unique screen presence. Maureen O'Hara was often casted in adventure films and her undeniable beauty was always welcome. And Anthony Quinn -not a major star back then, but a classical villain- was on his way. Pure pirate adventure; no more, but no less. A featherweight plot and dubious characterizations don't make any difference when a movie is as fun to watch as this one is.
Lively action and spectacular stunts - for their day - give this movie some real zip. And there's some actual comedy from the ripping chemistry between the two leads. Quinn makes a good villain also, although his role is completely overshadowed. But don't be fooled by Maureen O'Hara's tough broad role, this is as sexist as any Hollywood movie of this era. You might be able to forgive that because of the time in which it was made, but it's still hard to get past.
For all the heroism and gruesomely adult off-screen situations, this is still little more than an adolescent good time. Excellent pirate entertainment! It has all the good ingredients to keep one's attention -- an absorbing tale of intrigue, a fiery lady pirate named Spitfire Stevens Maureen O'Hara who's attracted to the irresistible Mr. Hawke Errol Flynn who is out on a secret mission of his own.
They make a fine romantic pair onscreen -- sigh! Anthony Quinn is the mean, bad pirate weaving his villainous web of divide and conquer. I noticed the very familiar face of Mildred Natwick playing a supporting role as Mrs. There is beautifully filmed scenery of shorelines, ships, and the bay.
Lots of action too of sword fighting clashes, ship battles, daring leaps of Errol Flynn Robin Hood on board ship! From the flaming redhead herself I once heard in an interview of Maureen O'Hara that she boasted great command of the bullwhip and could also outdo Flynn in sword fighting in those days but there'd be no need to put it to the test here.
Very enjoyable movie. Latter day Errol Flynn pirate adventure, filmed in sumptuous colour and with Anthony Quinn and Maureen O'Hara providing fine support as the villainy and love interest respectively of course!
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