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The Black Swan 
Actors : Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, Thomas Mitchell, George Sanders
Director : Henry King
Studio : 20th Century Fox
by 20th Century Fox
Brand : TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Release Date : 2006-07-11
Publisher : 20th Century Fox
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 0024543239253
UPC : 024543239253
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 66 reviews)
List Price : $14.98
Our Price : $6.98
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With a clanging of swords thundering cannons and lots of bravado TYRONE POWER stars in this swashbuckling classic that won an Oscar for its color cinematography.System Requirements:Running Time: 85 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE UPC: 024543239253 Manufacturer No: 2233925 |
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The Black Swan is a fast paced swashbuckler that will keep you entertained as far as the action is concerned. It's the between moments that cause the film not to reach greater heights. The Black Swan is directed by Henry King who was a dependable director, at times elevating his films over the ordinary. The Black Swan suffers because of its pacing, it's too fast & most of the characters don't develop sufficiently.
Capt. Jamie Waring (Tyrone Power) is a pirate & has been captured by the English.The English have taken an interest in stopping the pirates because they have signed a peace treaty with the Spanish. Waring is on the rack about to suffer his doom. His torturer is the Governor of Jamaica, Lord Denby (George Zucco). Waring is rescued by his friend, Tommy Blue (Thomas Mitchell).
Denby is replaced as Governor with another pirate, Henry Morgan (Laird Cregar). The English have decided the best way to stop the pirates is to put a pirate on their trail. Morgan convinces most of the pirates to go legitimate. Capt. Leech (George Sanders) is the exception who decides to continue his piracy.
Along the way Waring encounters Denby's daughter, Margaret (Maureen O'Hara). Waring falls in love with Margaret but the feeling isn't mutual. She's betrothed to Roger Ingram (Edward Ashley) who, on the surface, appears to be a better man than Waring. But Ingram is the man behind the scenes who has struck a deal with Leech informing him of where the treasure ships will be. This causes Morgan's governorship to be in jeopardy because the pirates are succeeding while his men aren't.
Waring ends up kidnapping Margaret & taking her away on his ship. This angers Morgan. Furthermore, it appears that Waring has switched sides joining up with Leech.
The Black Swan is a fun movie that moves along crisply. The problem is that the characters are mostly cardboard. Morgan is all bluster speaking loudly most of the time. Anthony Quinn (Wogan) is totally wasted in a small role. Power is in fine form, he & Leech have a great duel though some of it is sped up. Sanders is fine as Leech. Maureen O'Hara is basically the obligatory female lead. O'Hara isn't the problem though, it's the character. She can't stand Waring, she agrees to help save their hides & then abruptly falls in love with him.
"I like to sip the wine before I buy it." is said by Waring & Margaret; Waring when he kidnaps her & by Margaret when she falls in love with him at the end.
The picture quality is great with vivid colors. It's shown in the full screen ratio (1.33:1). There are four audio tracks: English Mono, English Stereo, French Mono & Spanish Mono. There's also an audio commentary track with Maureen O'Hara & Rudy Behlmer. Subtitles are in English & Spanish. |
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The restoration of the '90s version is better than the restoration just made of this movie. The colors are now too phoney looking....too much color saturation |
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Classic Movie |
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I was so happy to receive this video and share it with my uncle of 90 years. We both love the old classics and I was so suprised to see this was one Tyrone Power movie he hadn't seen! Seemed to me he's see them all! LOL So many movies are hard to find and I want to thank Americancivilwar.com for helping to find these older movies. You've made both of us very happy and your service is the best!! Keep up the good work! THANKS!! |
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Great movie but they messed with the technicolor |
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I absolutely love this movie. I am a huge fan of old hollywood action packed extravagant movies. Great Pirate yarn, set in the caribbean, Captain Henry Morgan has become Governor in order to pursuade the other pirates to settle down now that England is no longer at war. Tyrone Powers, Maureen O'Hara, and George Saunders (always great), not to mention several other great actors in this movie. I would say this movie is great quality and while it is, its been restored, so it should be, but the restoration has striped some of the lovely technicolor away, the colors that I enjoyed watching as a kid are gone, they do have segment that shows you what the movie looked like before they changed it, they took out a lot of the red hues, so Maureen O'Hara's hair is not red, Tyrone (often shirtless) is pale instead of tanish, and the sun sets are not their brillant color, so you might have to adjust your TV color to watch, I have to do that on several movies that have been restored for DVD. It is still worth the purchase its a great movie. |
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Technicolor Treasure |
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Why did they ever stop using technicolor film? Some of the best old movies (Gone With the Wind, Ten Commandments, Wizard of Oz) stand the test of time because of the exceptional color that made costumes, scenery, and people seem to leap off the screen. The Black Swan is a visual treat: lots of color and beauty, not only on handsome Tyrone Power and beautiful Maureen O'Hara, but also in ship-on-sea shots, and even interior shots. Even if the film's plot and acting bored you stiff (and it won't) it's beautiful just to look at. If you like swashbuckling films that are colorful and fun, The Princess & the Pirate, with Virginia Mayo and Bob Hope are great, too. This is a great movie to watch George Sanders as a campy villian (something he doesn't usually do; he usually plays the seriously bad bad guy)and Thomas Mitchell is likeable and interesting in just about anything. Wish they still made movies like this. Today's films try too hard, and still fall short. |
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