The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

Directed by

William Keighley

Genre

swashbuckler film, adventure film, pirate film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 18th century Scotland, two brothers fight over their family estate and the woman they both love. One brother is a bold adventurer, the other is more cautious and dutiful.

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What happens

The Master of Ballantrae is a 1953 British Technicolor swashbuckler adventure film starring Errol Flynn and Roger Livesey. It is a loose and highly truncated adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson 1889 novel of the same name. In eighteenth century Scotland, two sons of a laird clash over the family estate and a lady. It was the last film directed by William Keighley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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