Warriors, The (1955)

The film is a classic that should need no review. This review is about the DVD. The aspect ratio seems a bit odd although basically it's widescreen.. The picture quality is poor; don't expect anything near HD quality, more like 480i. The disc did not play on my LG Blu-ray/DVD player; I tested the disc on an older generic DVD player (iVIEW-102DV) and it did work. Tested on my ASUS laptop and it worked. On the back of the case it states the disc is 'expected to play back in DVD video play only devices' but no mention of what recording format was used to burn the DVD.

As already stated a Knight in his mid 40's was the most valued of Knights on the battle field & history doe's indeed speak of Knight's well into their 70's riding into battle so Errol Flynn is age appropriate in this film!!! I read the reviews stating Flynn was paunchy & old & I was pleasantly surprised because he looked quite good as the "Black Knight"!!! Whoever said the colors were washed out & the sound was bad certainly didn't get what I got!!! The movie I just got done watching was a explosion of vivid color, this movie looked remastered to me & the sound was crisp & clear!!! COLOR GALOR!!! Set towards the end of the hundred years war the costumes are historically accurate as are the wide variety of weapon's, with all the knights & Dukes flaunting their lineage by family crest's & colorful design's & patterns the battle field was a veritable riot of color from individual tunics to the crested plumed basinets to their shields & sheath's!!! Contrary to popular belief this is a period in history when the Knights were as colorful as peacocks!!! I don't know how I missed this movie for so many years as I am a huge fan of Sword & Sorcery, Sword & Sandal, & historical film's ! They really out did themselves with costume design's & set work on this film, the outside views of the castles are stunning as well as the interior shot's this was no cheap B rate film. There is enough action with personal duels & sieges to keep the swordsman of the house happy & yes you get to see Errol Flynn swing a Flanged Mace, Battle ax tossing & some sword swinging as well as some lance work & Javelin throwing, I guess if this was Errol Flynn's last swashbuckler he was determined to Swash-A - Buckle ! Meanwhile the extra's in the film are using Long & short halberd's, Bow's, Great Sword's & even some early cannon blast's !!! This is more than worthy to add to your collection if you like Medieval movies, Knight's & sword swinging it is a must have!!!! As I stated before I love movies with sword's & I am so happy to add this to my collection had I known about it earlier it would have been in my collection years ago!!! This movie ranks right up there with the best of this genre & period of film making!!! The color & detail's are beautifully opulent!!! I think I am going to go watch it again, there's so much detail I am sure I will see something cool each time I watch it!!!!

"The Warriors" (AKA "The Black Prince", AKA "The Dark Avenger") is among the last and (sadly) least of Errol Flynn's swashbucklers. Flynn is entertaining as ever -- if past his prime -- but the story is mediocre. It concerns Edward "The Black Prince" of Wales's defense of the French province of Aquitaine after his father, Edward III of England, defeats the French and claims Aquitaine for the English Crown. Some of the French nobles, led by Peter Finch, are unhappy with the new state of things and stage a rebellion which centers around capturing one of the Black Prince's old acquaintances, along with her two young brothers -- this in an effort to draw out the Prince (Flynn) and capture him. That isn't a lot of plot for 85-minutes and the story never really catches fire. Despite the misleading and grotesque cover image, "The Warriors" is pretty tame. The swashbuckling action is rather lackluster, with uninspiring choreography, despite a midnight joust, some swordplay, a pitched battle, and lots of chases on horseback. Mostly, though, it's the story and pedestrian direction that disappoint. After it was all over, I was just left wondering, "What was that all about?" As for the print on this Warner Brothers Archive Collection DVD-R: it's inconsistent, with the picture going soft periodically and the color shifting. In other words, the print wasn't restored and is in need of it -- especially at the rather steep prices for these "on-demand" DVD-Rs from the big studios. I'm a big fan of classic swashbucklers, and love Flynn's best work, but "The Warriors" is a letdown. It's not terrible, but it's just so-so, and worth getting only if you're a dedicated collector of swashbuckler films. 3.5 stars.

This was the end of Flynn's swashbuckling career. He looked old in this film but better than he did in Roots of Heaven. The filming and sets were Engish and well done. I like Flynn so enjoy all his movies even those of his later years.

Have been checking and waiting a long time for this movie to be released by WB. Good enjoyable movie. It's the last swashbuckling movie that Flynn made during that era of the 50's, great costums and spectacular battle scenes which at that time were all real actor's and extra's etc, Unlike the films today battle sequences etc., which are all computor generated to make caste of thousands and unrealistic. Don't make movies like this anymore. Own similar movie "Sword of Lancelot", cast of thousands.

Been looking for this one for years! My daughter wanted to give it to her Daddy for Christmas. We all enjoyed it very much. If you forget that Errol Flynn is playing "young prince Edward" and just enjoy it for the action and story, it is an excellent knight movie.

Its been years since I've seen this movie. I had forgotten the plot line. It was great to see Errol Flynn racing across the screen to the rescue. Transfer to DVD seems to have lost a little of the grandeur of the original film.

Never saw or heard of this movie, bought it and was disappointed ! Errol Flynn was one of my Favorite Actors, But this Movie Sucked ! 👎🏻👎🏻

good picture and sound quality overall a good buy.

Exelent in Technicolor! A must for FlynnFans⚔️