Product Details

• Actors: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Rutherford, Alan Hale, Donald Crisp
• Directors: Michael Curtiz
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Turner Classic Movie
• DVD Release Date: February 1, 2011
• Run Time: 458 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0047BXQZY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,080 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938) - Winner of 3 Academy Awards* - Dashing Errol Flynn triumphs in this lavish version of the Robin Hood saga. Olivia de Havilland (as Maid Marian), supreme villains Basil Rathbone and Claude Rains and a boisterous who’s who of character actors co-star. Welcome to Sherwood! CAPTAIN BLOOD (1935) Flynn skyrocketed to stardom as a 17th-century physician turned pirate after escaping unjust political imprisonment. Radiant Olivia de Havilland co-stars in the first of their eight films together. Michael Curtiz directs. THE SEA HAWK (1940) Cannons thunder, blades clatter and Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s dyamic music swirls as Flynn plays a seagoing rogue who commandeers a 40-gun galleon, endures captivity, then boldly escapes to warn England of Spain’s armada. ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN (1948) - Academy Award* Winner - In this later-career swashbuckler, Flynn is a warmer, wittier version of his earlier characters as he rescues the Spanish queen (Viveca Lindfors) from the snares of an evil duke.

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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Collection of Film's Greatest Swashbucker! March 23, 2011

By Benjamin J Burgraff VINE™ VOICE

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Errol Flynn was one of a kind; devastatingly handsome, yet self-destructive, gifted at nearly everything he tried, yet so insecure that he could never acknowledge nor accept his talent. He mastered and became synonymous with the swashbuckler, yet he appeared in more westerns and war films than 'sword and tights' adventures (and truthfully, he disliked most of what he made, in ANY genre). In many ways, his tragic vices aside, he was really a little boy who never grew up, who needed love, took criticism too hard, and was suspicious of praise. Yet most remarkably, of his generation of stars, he is one of the few whose name hasn't faded into obscurity, since his death. Errol Flynn has remained an iconic star, the personification of a laughing cavalier, heroic and confident, and TCM has brought together the BEST of the best, with the TCM Greatest Classic Film Collection: Legends - Errol Flynn (The Adventures of Robin Hood / Captain Blood / The Sea Hawk / Adventures of Don Juan)

In editions filled with terrific additional features of the era of each film, these four titles bookend Flynn's 'glory years', from his explosion onto the scene as physician-turned-pirate Peter Blood in Michael Curtiz' "Captain Blood" (1935); his pinnacle as Warner's biggest star, in the ULTIMATE swashbuckler, "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938); one of the most beautiful historical romantic adventures ever filmed, "The Sea Hawk" (1940); and his 'Golden Age' swanswong, "The Adventures of Don Juan" (1948), which, while not the last of his swashbucklers, would be the last big-budget 'studio' production, as years of carousing and self-abuse had begun to wear down his features, and drain his energy. The swashbuckling Flynn of the 1950s would only be a shadow of the past; his brief future belonged to a sadder, darker soul, in richer, more contemporary roles.

This is a 'Must Have' collection for any Flynn fan!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Swashbuckling Flynn August 29, 2011

By Scott T. Rivers VINE™ VOICE

Four classic Errol Flynn swashbucklers grace this affordable two-DVD set. Excellent print quality and loads of special features make for a glorious collection from the Golden Age of Warner Brothers. No complaints about the double-sided discs.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Astounding Classics at a Great Price July 12, 2012

By Elvin Ortiz

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I was amazed by the great scenes in these films, whether they be castles, battle scenes at sea, or the jungles of Central America. These stories are action-packed with ships attacking at sea, intense, romantic, and intelligent. The collection comes in four individual discs.

The stories of The Sea Hawk (1940) and Don Juan (1948), besides being romantic, also involve a great deal of political intrigue. The Sea Hawk comprises the period of strained relations between Spain and England just prior to the defeat of the Spanish Armada (this event is not part of the movie). It has an interesting Queen Elizabeth, comparable to the one in the 1999 Elizabeth movie, a multi-dimensional character who must struggle between doing the best for her people, and sustaining peace because of economic convenience. The actress Brenda Marshall plays Flynn's love interest albeit the action and intrigue downplay the romance here. Don Juan encompasses a period where there are good relations between England and Spain, the setting is in the Spanish castle, since Don Juan is Spanish, and the conflict is with a close adviser to the Spanish King who wants to become king by waging war on England. This film makes a good balance between romance, action, and political intrigue. I find Viveca Linfors delicious in her role of Queen Margaret of Spain. I can never get tired of watching her. She is Don Juan's true romantic interest in this film. And I love that last line: "My dear friend, there's a little bit of Don Juan in every man, and since I am Don Juan, there must be more of it in me!"

Captain Blood (1935) is another romance and Errol Flynn's first leading role, this time dealing with internal political intrigue in England. A doctor gets unfairly arrested and tried as a traitor for aiding an opponent to king James, who is the bad guy here. The doctor becomes a pirate later and finally he is part of a restored order in England under King Williams of Orange. Blood's romantic interest is played by a vivacious and charming Olivia de Havilland. This film also has intense battle scenes between ships, slave rebellions, and swashbuckling between Flynn and Basil Rathbone. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) is the most popular of these films. Olivia de Havilland plays Mariam. When Richard the Lionheart is imprisoned in Austria, his brother wants to take over England and impose unjust taxes, particularly among the Saxons, and Robin Hood, of course, is opposed to these injustices. He does everything to antagonize the impostor king, wins an archery contest, escapes a prison, leads a rebellion, swashbuckles with Rathbone again, helps restore the Lionheart to his throne, and stays with Olivia de Havilland. I know... I spoiled this last film. But even if someone told me about it, I wouldn't miss watching it because the fun is in watching these great spectacles with great drama, great acting, and great action.

Michael Curtiz (director of Casablanca) directs three of these films, and Don Juan is directed by Vincent Sherman. Erich Wolfgang Korngold did the incredible musical score that accompanied these films, while Max Steiner did the same for Don Juan. The films of Robin Hood and Don Juan are in technicolor, while Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk are in black and white. But every film was well done, and was fun to watch.