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William Bast (writer)
Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)
Release Date:
31 January 1984 (USA) more
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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. more
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You Can't Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear. more (6 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Michael York | ... | James Durrie |
 | Richard Thomas | ... | Henry Durrie |
 | John Gielgud | ... | Lord Durrisdeer |
 | Timothy Dalton | ... | Col. Francis Burke |
| Ian Richardson | ... | Mr. MacKellar |
 | Finola Hughes | ... | Alison Graeme |
| Nickolas Grace | ... | Dass |
| Brian Blessed | ... | Captain Teach |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ed Bishop | ... | Pinkerton |
 | Nick Brimble | ... | Chew |
| Brian Coburn | ... | John Mountain |
 | Pavel Douglas | ... | Bonnie Prince Charlie |
| Richard Driscoll | ... | McGregor (as Steven Craine) |
| Donald Eccles | ... | John Paul |
| John Hallam | ... | Captain Harris |
| Don Henderson | ... | Hicks |
| Kim Hicks | ... | Jessie |
| Robert James | ... | Macconochie |
| Leonard Maguire | ... | The Sin Eater (as Leonard McGuire) |
| Andrew Panton | ... | Sandie |
 | Steve Wilsher | ... | Clansman |
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150 min
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The previous reviewer has commented,and quie rightly so,that this is a convoluted,hard-to follow screenplay.Well,it's really essential that one consider the original story.It's NOT a swashbuckler,but,rather a character study in a swashbuckling setting.The 2 brothers shown in this tale are actually the 2 sides of a total personality,seeking integration.(THAT was the entire point of Jeykll and Hyde.)It's been set during a perod of historical turbulence,in order for the drama to proceed.
There was an earlier production,filmed in 1953 or so,that was designed as a vehicle for Flynn.And,to be perfectly frank, that was about all that it was good for.It was a historical romance-pirate movie.This one at least makes some attempt to follow the original plot.And the cast does a good job with some confusing material.
HISTORICAL NOTE:The real Captain Teach(also known as Blackbeard)had been dead for almost 28 years before this story opens.So,it's not accurate historically.But Mr. Blessed has so much fun with the character,playing hims as a psychotic version of Orson Welles,that it's immensely enjoyable.