The Dark Avenger
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1955 British Theatrical Poster
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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Walter Mirisch |
| Written by | Daniel B. Ullman Phil Park (uncredited) |
| Based on | story by Daniel B. Ullman |
| Starring |
Errol Flynn Joanne Dru Peter Finch Yvonne Furneaux |
| Music by | Cedric Thrope Davie |
| Cinematography | Guy Green |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
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| Distributed by | Allied Artists Picture Corp 20th Century Fox |
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Mid-April 1955 (England) 9 September 1955 (US) |
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Running time
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General release: 85 min. |
| Language | English |
| Box office | 890,587 admissions (France) |
The Dark Avenger is a 1955 English Adventure film directed by Henry Levin. The screenplay was written by Daniel B. Ullman (and an uncredited Phil Park). The film stars Errol Flynn, Joanne Dru and Peter Finch. The music score is by Cedric Thorpe Davie. It is also known as The Warriors in the United States, and had a working title of The Black Prince in the United Kingdom.
The Dark Avenger follows the adventures of Edward the Black Prince, son of King Edward III and heir to the throne of England, as he tries to liberate the people of Aquitaine from the cruel grasp of France.
The film was the last historical action film Errol Flynn would ever make.
Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect the inhabitant from the ravages of the French. After defeating the French in battle, the defeated French plot to kill the prince. Failing in this, they kidnap his lady, the lovely Lady Joan Holland. Of course Prince Edward has to ride to the rescue, adopting numerous guises to save his paramour, which ultimately end in him leading his men into one final climactic battle against the French.
The film was originally known as The Black Prince.
It was the prestige production for Allied Artists in 1953-54, a co-production with Associated British Pictures, to be filmed in England, shot in CinemaScope and Technicolor. It was personally produced by Walter Mirisch, who was production head of Allied Artists at the time. Mirisch had developed the project with Dan Ullman.
The use of CinemaScope saw 20th Century Fox became involved as partners in production and distribution on the movie, as part of an arrangement between it and Allied Artists. (It was a two-picture arrangement, the other film being The Adventures of Haji Baba). Allied Artists took Western Distribution Rights, Fox took Eastern. This enabled the studios to share costs, and for Allied to take advantage of Fox's superior distribution system in foreign countries when it came to handling CinemaScope films. It also enabled them to afford Errol Flynn in the lead role.
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