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Royal Flash

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Capt. Harry Flashman (Malcolm McDowell) is an unapologetic rogue who'll stop at nothing to advance himself. In London, he seduces Lola Montez (Florinda Bolkan) away from Otto von Bismarck (Oliver Reed), but finds he doesn't get off scot-free. As part of a sketchy plan to unite Germany, von Bismark in turn forces Flashman to impersonate a Prussian aristocrat so as to seduce a certain strategic duchess (Britt Ekland). Flashman succeeds, but is eventually exposed and flees for his life.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Royal Flash is so alienating because Lester has done all this carousing and pratfalling before. Oct 11, 2023 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...the mix of slapstick violence, fake patriotism and espionage doesn’t quite gel, but Royal Flash is worth seeing for its cheerful irreverence and lavish period detail.... Rated: 3/5 Jan 28, 2024 Full Review Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) Malcolm Mcdowell is basically humorless in the leading role of Harry Flashman. May 9, 2023 Full Review Jesús Fernández Santos El Pais (Spain) [Richard] Lester takes us out of this closed, hostile, and serious world, encouraging us to live. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 10, 2019 Full Review Scott Nash Three Movie Buffs Completely fails to capture the charm of the book. Rated: 2/4 May 28, 2014 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) A final outburst of the style of filmmaking Richard Lester was largely responsible for creating. Rated: 4/5 Jun 6, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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isla s This is a quite hyperactive, wacky spoof type comedy film. The characters seem somewhat comic strip-esque and the comedy is very much visual, slapstick in style. The story is pretty ludicrous (but of course!) but I guess thats where some of the fun and entertainment comes from, that its not entirely predictable. It reminded me a little of films such as The Naked Gun,Hot Shots or Johnny English, in terms of the action sequences, action mixed with comedy. I liked how it pokes fun at the upper classes, although the obvious sexism present didn't surprise me but maybe wasn't ideal...there again perhaps its having a go at that aspect of other such, non-comedic films?. Its a pretty daft but quite entertaining and amusing watch, so I'd recommend it on that basis, although it is a little saucy, with some offensive language and mild sexual scenes/content, so its not suitable for young children to see. I thought the choreography of the fight scenes was quite good and there are some quite witty lines present in the dialogue. There are some pretty big names present in the cast, including Britt Ekland and Bob Hoskins, plus Alastair Sim, Joss Ackland and Malcolm McDowell. Due to this, I'm surprised the film isn't more well known - I certainly hadn't heard of it until I noticed the 온라인카지노추천 channel Talking Pictures mention it on social media. I enjoyed it as a film and would recommend it to others. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review delysid d i thought this was a cool movie thats almost as good as the 3 musketeers Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/21/18 Full Review Audience Member Hilarious swashbuckler spoof in which GM Fraser's hero Flashman is forced to impersonate a missing Duke so Bismarck (Yes, that Bismarck!) can forcibly incorporate the duchy into the new German state. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/13/18 Full Review Audience Member A fantastic tongue in cheek satire of Empire and chivalry from Fraser's incredible books. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member A damn good romp, what. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member This film is one of the funniest I have ever seen. I love the fight scenes. The comedy is just great where it is. Malcolm emboddies his character of Flashman to the very ends. He is perfect in this. the rest of the cast are really fun as well. Also nice to see cameos of two of my other favourite actors Alastair Sim and Bob Hoskins (in their respectivley last and first film). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Capt. Harry Flashman (Malcolm McDowell) is an unapologetic rogue who'll stop at nothing to advance himself. In London, he seduces Lola Montez (Florinda Bolkan) away from Otto von Bismarck (Oliver Reed), but finds he doesn't get off scot-free. As part of a sketchy plan to unite Germany, von Bismark in turn forces Flashman to impersonate a Prussian aristocrat so as to seduce a certain strategic duchess (Britt Ekland). Flashman succeeds, but is eventually exposed and flees for his life.
Director
Richard Lester
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 3, 2007
Runtime
1h 38m