Adventures of Don Juan

"History's Boldest Lover . . . Most Daring Swordsman ! !"

1948 1h 46m EN

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★6.8TMDB · 45

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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.

“History's Boldest Lover . . . Most Daring Swordsman ! !”

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Cast

Errol Flynn
Don Juan de Maraña
Viveca Lindfors
Rainha Margarida
Robert Douglas
Duque de Lorca
Alan Hale
Leporello
Romney Brent
Filipe III de Espanha / II de Portugal
Ann Rutherford
Donna Elena
Robert Warwick
Don José, Conde de Polan
Jerry Austin
Don Sebastian

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vincent Sherman
Writers: George Oppenheimer, Herbert Dalmas, Harry Kurnitz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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78 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vincent Sherman, shot by Elwood Bredell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alan Crosland, Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Errol Flynn and Viveca Lindfors and Robert Douglas carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "History's Boldest Lover . . . Most Daring Swordsman ! !".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0040076 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Vincent Sherman directs. Elwood Bredell behind the camera. Alan Crosland, Jr. cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Vincent Sherman, shot by Elwood Bredell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Alan Crosland, Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Errol Flynn and Viveca Lindfors and Robert Douglas carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "History's Boldest Lover . . . Most Daring Swordsman ! !".
7IMDB entry: tt0040076 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Elwood Bredell
Editing: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Costume design: Marjorie Best
Makeup / hair: Cherie Banks
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,408,000
Box office: $4,772,000
Return: 140% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Adventures of Don Juan (1948)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color

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CinemaSerf2022-07-09
★ 7/10
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.

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