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Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adventures, loves and excess was largely played out in front of the camera - either making movies or filling the newsreels and gossip magazines. Tragically he was dead from the effects of drugs and alcohol by the time he was only 50 & the myths live on. But there is another side of Flynn that is less well known - his ambitions to be a serious writer and newspaper correspondent, his documentary films and his interest in the Spanish Civil War and Castro's Cuba

Top Cast

  • Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee

    Narrator (voice)

  • Deirdre Flynn

    Deirdre Flynn

    Self

  • Rory Flynn

    Rory Flynn

    Self

  • Jeffrey Meyers

    Jeffrey Meyers

    Self - Biographer

  • John Hammond Moore

    John Hammond Moore

    Self - Biographer

  • Peter Valenti

    Peter Valenti

    Self - Biographer

  • Lincoln Hurst

    Lincoln Hurst

    Self - Film Historian

  • Vincent Sherman

    Vincent Sherman

    Self - Film Director & Friend

  • Ila Andrews

    Ila Andrews

    Self - School Friend

Overview

The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adventures, loves and excess was largely played out in front of the camera - either making movies or filling the newsreels and gossip magazines. Tragically he was dead from the effects of drugs and alcohol by the time he was only 50 & the myths live on. But there is another side of Flynn that is less well known - his ambitions to be a serious writer and newspaper correspondent, his documentary films and his interest in the Spanish Civil War and Castro's Cuba

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