The warriors the dark avenger, warner archive collection. Yvonne furneaux, errol flynn, joanne dru, patrick holt, peter finch. With errol flynn, joanne dru, peter finch, yvonne furneaux. The warriors is a real peculiarity, a movie about street gang warfare, written and directed as an exercise in mannerism. With jack palance, giovanna ralli, serge reggiani, folco lulli. The warriors 1955 cast and crew edward iiis son errol flynn fights the french and rescues a lady joanne dru as the black prince of the hundred years war. The country remained under nazi occupation while awaiting the arrival of allied troops. The warriors 1955 during the 14th century when the hundredyear war between france and england ends with the english occupation of french aquitainia rebel french knights vow to oust prince edward of walles, ruler of aquitainia. The warriors, a 1979 film, directed by walter hill and based on the sol yurick novel. He is the prince of wales who after defeating france is put in charge of the new french holdings, the.
He is the prince of wales who after defeating france is put in charge of the new french holdings, the french led by peter finch are planning a revolt and begin by kidnapping the british lady joanne dru. The warriors 1955 henry levin cast and crew allmovie. Cyrus, the leader of the most powerful gang in new york city, the gramercy riffs, calls a midnight summit for all the area gangs, with all asked to send nine unarmed representatives for. Notes about the warriors, 1955, directed by henry levin, with errol flynn, joanne dru, peter finch, available from turner classic movies. The warriors 1955 directed by henry levin genres action, adventure release date apr 1, 1955 usa unknown run time 85 min. The dark avenger, the 1955 allied artists pictures20th centuryfox coproduction released. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Displaying the power and panache that from captain blood onward made him hollywoods top name in derringdo heroics, errol flynn leads the fight in the final swashbuckler of his movie career. Blood onward made him hollywoods top name in derringdo heroics, errol flynn leads the fight in the final swashbuckler of his movie career. The dark avenger the warriors 1955 is one of errol flynns last better films. It is also known as the warriors in the united states, and had a working.
I dont own or claim to own the rights to this film, im just putting. This is the second and final sword fight in the film the dark avenger aka the warriors from 1955 starring errol flynn. The dark avenger is a 1955 britishamerican historical adventure film directed by henry levin. Nov 12, 2015 this is the second and final sword fight in the film the dark avenger aka the warriors from 1955 starring errol flynn. During the fourteenth century when the hundred years war between france and england ends with the english occupation of french aquitainia, rebel french knights vow to. Levels 1 through act as a prequel to the film, creating backstory and elaborating on the characters from the film. Warriors, the 1955 movie clip who calls himself the. Dec 12, 2012 trailer for the 1955 errol flynn movie the warriors, also known as the dark avenger couldnt see this anywhere so thought id upload it. Find release information for the warriors 1955 henry levin on allmovie. The warriors yurick novel, a 1965 novel by sol yurick.
He was a veteran of some fifteen adventure films, and all that vineswinging, sword fighting, heavy drinking, and wooing of women took its toll on the physical appearance of the handsome lad. In germanoccupied italy during world war ii, an american paratrooper on a mission to blow up a bridge enlists the help of five italians just released from a military prison, and a sexy italian girl who joined up with them along the road. Under the able if uninspired direction of henry levin, flynn and a stalwart english supporting cast give a good showing in this tale of france under english rule during. The dark avenger 1955 allied artists20th century fox starring errol flynn, joanne dru, peter finch, christopher lee, michael hordern, yvonne furneaux, patrick holt, rupert davies, patrick mcgoohan. The warriors, also known as the dark avenger, a 1955 film starring errol flynn. During the fourteenth century when the hundred years war between france and england ends with the english occupation of french aquitainia, rebel french knights vow to oust edward, prince of wales, ruler of aquitaine. Joanne dru lady joan holland in the film and flynns love interest. Dune warriors 1991 a story of david the hunted 1960 wishmaster 1997 the helicopter spies 1968 the hills run red 1966 spookies 1986 five miles to midnight 1962 man at the top 1973 come back to the 5 and dime, jimmy dean, jimmy dean 1982 a delicate balance 1973 b. Ullman, who specialized in churning out lowbudget westerns he had seven other movies out in 1955, the warriors, with a mere change of costumes and locale, could easily be transformed into a bcavalry picture. The warriors is a 1979 american action film directed by walter hill. Edward the black knight becomes flynn the union officer left in charge, by the great white chief hordern, of.
The dark avenger 1955 during the fourteenth century when the hundredyear war between france and england ends with the english occupation of french aquitainia, rebel french knights vow to oust prince edward of walles, ruler of aquitainia. Apr 15, 2018 the warriors 1955 by 1955, errol flynn, that rakish swashbuckling actor of the 1930s, was no longer the young and frisky new kid on the block. The warriors must make their way from one end of new york to their turf on the other side of the city. The ship was bombed in the port of auckland in new zealand by operatives of the french intelligence service on 10 july 1985, sinking the ship and killing photographer fernando pereira.
Each gang sports a unique moniker the warriors, the baseball furies. Trailer for the 1955 errol flynn movie the warriors, also known as the dark avenger couldnt see this anywhere so thought id upload it. The warriors aka the dark avenger 1955 errol flynn dvd. Prince edward dons a disguise to rescue his love from the evil french count deville, in one of flynns final performances. With fess parker, buddy ebsen, basil ruysdael, hans conried. At the end of the hundred years war, edward remains in france to guard the lands taken by his. It was relaunched on 2 may 1978 as rainbow warrior. It is based on sol yuricks 1965 novel of the same name, which was, in turn, based on xenophons anabasis. Jul 21, 2014 set during the hundred years war and replete with brawling excitement, flashing colors of heraldry and a kidnapped damsel in distress joanne dru, the warriors has been likened to a galloping. The warriors 1955 edward iiis son errol flynn fights the french and rescues a lady joanne dru as the black prince of the hundred years war. With james drury, steve carlson, jonathan daly, robert pine. The story centers on a new york city gang who must make an urban journey of 30 miles 48 km, from the north end of the bronx to their home turf in coney island in southern brooklyn, after they are framed for the murder of. In world war ii, a tough sergeant is put in charge of a squad of young recruits and assigned to lead them on a mission against the germans.
The dark avenger was the europeanrelease title of the errol flynn swashbuckler the warriors. Overview of the warriors, 1955, directed by henry levin, with errol flynn, joanne dru, peter finch, at turner classic movies. The warriors 1955 silver scenes a blog for classic. Lensed on location in hertfordshire, england, the film stars flynn as edward, the black prince of england. Warriors, the 1955 movie clip that moat looks awfully deep. Gary busey stars in this canadian ultramacho ramboknockoff in which a crazed bloodthirsty sociopath escapes from an asylum and sets out to kill. The warriors, a 2005 video game based on the 1979 film. American frontiersman davy crockett fights in the creek indian war, is elected to the u. Walter hills hip, superstylized action film unfurls in a dystopian nearfuture, when various gangs control new york city.
It is also known as the warriors and stars errol flynn as prince edward of the 100 years war fame. The warriors 1955 the warriors 1955, also known as the dark avenger, was made during a spate of swashbucklers that had been launched by the success of scaramouche, the crimson pirate, and ivanhoe, all in 1952. Each gang sports a unique moniker the warriors, the baseball furies, the rogues, with a costume underscoring its theme. The film stars errol flynn, joanne dru and peter finch. The warriors yurick novel, a 1965 novel by sol yurick the warriors, a 1979 film, directed by walter hill and based on the sol yurick novel. The warriors 1955 movie moviefone edward iiis son errol flynn fights the french and rescues a lady joanne dru as the black prince of the hundred years war. The dark avenger the warriors 1955 henry levin, errol. Street brawl, a 2009 video game also based on the 1979 film, but unrelated to the 2005 title. This is one of the sword fights from the 1955 film the dark avenger.
Like the novel, the film borrows elements from the anabasis by xenophon. The dark avenger the warriors 1955 henry levin, errol flynn, joanne dru, peter finch, adventure, drama, history march 12, 2017 during the 14th century, the hundredyear war between france and england ends in a truce. The warriors, an alternate title for the dark avenger, a 1955 film guerreros english. The warriors 1955 by 1955, errol flynn, that rakish swashbuckling actor of the 1930s, was no longer the young and frisky new kid on the block.
The story centers on a new york city gang who must make an urban journey of 30 miles 48 km, from the north end of the bronx to their home turf in coney island in. Gary busey stars in this canadian ultramacho ramboknockoff in which a crazed bloodthirsty sociopath escapes from an asylum and sets out to kill his former commander. It is based on sol yurick s 1965 novel of the same name, which was, in turn, based on xenophon s anabasis. Recent game results height of bar is margin of victory mouseover bar for details click for box score grouped by month. The dark avenger the warriors 1955 rotten tomatoes.
The armies of the night number 60,000 strong, and tonight theyre all after the warriors a street gang wrongly accused of killing a rival gang leader. The warriors video game, based on the movie, was released by rockstar games on october 17, 2005. The dark avenger the warriors 1955 with errol flynn classic. And although by no means comparable to the earlier heights of the adventures of robin hood or captain blood it is no cuban rebel girls either. The ship was named by greenpeace cofounder susi newborn after the book warriors of the rainbow which she had been given by another greenpeace cofounder, robert hunter. Nov 12, 2015 this is one of the sword fights from the 1955 film the dark avenger. An september 8, 1954 hollywood reporter news item stated that the picture was allied artists first multimillion dollar production. Rainbow warrior was a greenpeace boat active in supporting a number of antiwhaling, antiseal hunting, antinuclear testing and antinuclear waste dumping campaigns during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
From 1955, this was errol flynns last swashbuckler movie. In no other movie errol flynn made is it more evident of his rapid decline from alcoholism and likely drugs. Archive collection of hardtofind library and cult titles has released for the first time on dvd the warriors a. The dark avenger the warriors 1955 with errol flynn. The picture marked errol flynns last appearance in an historical action film. Errol flynn and patrick mcgoohan in the dark avenger 1955 errol flynn and yvonne. But with its release near the end of the cycle, the warriors was largely overlooked except for the notice it drew for its aging errol flynn. In 1977 the ship was acquired by greenpeace uk at a cost of. The writing, oh well, but flynn seems to be having a good time and so did i. Theres hardly a moment when we believe that the movie s gangs are real or that their members are real people or that they inhabit a real city. The warriors is a 1979 american cult actionthriller film directed by walter hill and based on sol yuricks 1965 novel of the same name. The dark avenger the warriors 1955 is one of errol flynns last better. Movie, the warriors movie,the warriors trailer,the warriors 1955, henry levin, errol flynn, joanne dru, peter finch, yvonne furneaux.