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Adventures of Don Juan

Adventures of Don Juan

Adventure · Romance · 1948

Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.

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Adventures of Don Juan

“History's Boldest Lover . . . Most Daring Swordsman ! !”

1948 Adventure · Romance 1h 46m

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6.8 / 10

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Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Vincent Sherman

Written by

George Oppenheimer · Herbert Dalmas · Harry Kurnitz · Robert Florey

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Don Juan de Maraña

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Rainha Margarida

Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas

Duque de Lorca

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Leporello

Romney Brent

Romney Brent

Filipe III de Espanha / II de Portugal

Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Donna Elena

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Don José, Conde de Polan

Court is in session

Put Adventures of Don Juan on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.