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Overall Rank: 11973
Average Rating: 2.6/4
# of Ratings: 6
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/1962
Language: English
Genre: Adventure, Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Actors: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter, Peter Gill
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2.5/4
Yojimbo - wrote on 05/19/2012
This rousing sea-faring adventure set during the Napoleonic war stars Alec Guiness as a fair-minded sea captain vying for control over his ship with coldly sadistic first mate Dirk Bogarde. The interplay and politicking between the two is the real reason to watch this film; I found myself wishing they'd get the battle sequences over with so I could get back to the more interesting political machinations. Anthony Quayle provides excellent support below decks as a revolutionary-minded crewman and it slots in nicely with the historical background of the story. If you liked Master and Commander, check this out. It's better.
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