the most eagerly awaited flynn movie have at last make it to dvd . unavailable for some year except on a vhs tape and an obscure over price korean disc it and thankfully and be back in the warner bros. stable where it belong . the wait be worth it for the disc be simply pluperfect . with rich vibrant three strip technicolor and sharply define image it be a joy to behold . flynn be terrific in the title role of the great lover and roue . not withstand perhaps a nod to the actor own lifestyle the part be nevertheless taylor make for him . and although it be say at the time that he be slow down and that he hit the booze while film there be no evidence of it on screen . the great swashbuckler cut a fine figure in his many fabulous costume change throughout the picture . these costume design by the great travilla win the 1948 acadamy award for best costume design . the support cast be well choose too . robert douglas be great a flynn adversary the evil duke delorca . his dark eye blacken even more to make him look that bit extra villainous . alan hale be once again flynn faithful sidekick but after 12 movie this be to be their final picture together . he die the following year . the female lead be take by the beautiful swedish actress vivica lindfors . here she play margaret queen of spain and the one true love of juan . lindfors final film be stargate in 1994. she die in 1995 at the age of 75. the adventure of don juan be well direct by vincent sherman and be probably his best remembered movie . the atmosphere and the colour and the set in the court scene be really very impressive . but now and then the film get a little bogged down with some palace intrigue until the picture famous set piece the brilliantly stag sword fight on the magnificent palace staircase . it rank a one of the cinema fine duel and flynn will always be remember for it even though that amaze leap with the knife be perform by stuntman and b picture actor jock mahoney . then and of course there be the music by max steiner one of his very best score . particularly splendid be his music for juan parade into london with it masterful use of bell and chime . also the wistful ballade which accompany juan on his many and various balcony climbing and the driving action music for the fight in the palace and the gorgeous love theme for the scene with juan and the queen especially for the sequence near the end . here the theme be hear in full bloom a the lover say farewell to each other forever ( i shall be the only one who know and for just a little while and that there be no queen ) . interestingly flynn usual swashbuckling composer erich wolfgang korngold who have serve him brilliantly on past success such a captain blood and the adventure of robin hood and the sea hawk be originally slat to score the adventure of don juan a far back a 1945 and but by the time the picture go into production the esteem composer have leave hollywood and return to his birthplace vienna . a brilliant a composer a korngold be it difficult to imagine he would have top steiner exceptional score . but ala we will never know . so quite a wonderful disc all round with good extra consist of a commentary by director the late vincent sherman and flynn authority rudy behlmer and a trailer and some instantly forgettable old fashion short but the movie be all and so enjoy . en garde .