Plymouth Adventure [Remaster]

Surprise hit. Disaster parts are more exciting than the Titanic, for a fraction of the cost, because the actors are really in there doing stuff and I feel like they are all having a blast, taking it over the top. Great campy fun, if you love amateur theatre, don't miss this fantastic effort. And the lipstick!!!

Here is a classic movie which is second to none in content to recount the historic landing of the "Pilgrims" on Plymouth Rock, in New England. No movie due to time constraints can present every detail of this historic event nor avoid "Hollywood" compromises due to drama. Nevertheless the Director, Clarence Thomas's genius in production portrays reality. For example, a young boy succumbed to illness and he was buried at sea. Some passengers were swept overboard while the ship sailed through storms. In 1620, this group of religious outcasts rejected the King James Bible because of the Monarch's tyranny on his subjects. Those outcasts dared to print their own Bible (Geneva Bible?). The group, with their supplies - including a printing press, boarded the Mayflower for the voyage to the new world. They endured and survived hardships, storms, hunger and disease. It was historical irony: During a storm, the main beam of the ship developed cracking fractures that could have caused the Mayflower to sink. The printing press, which was intended to print Bibles in the new world, was used like a Jack-brace to hold the underneath of the main beam and was held together and saved the ship?! However, no one stepped foot on dry land, until the Mayflower Compact was authored and everyone had signed allegiance to the document's contents. The austerity of the Captain of the Mayflower was melted away as he witnessed the faith and courage of the pilgrims and stayed until their wilderness outpost was established. The pilgrims established their outpost with the help of friendly Indians and dedicated it with Christianity, in the Name of Jesus Christ, including a printed Bible; the first location to be the beginning of what would become the United States of America. This is not a clandestine propaganda film for promoting religion; objectively this historic-drama masterpiece recounts true events that happened in the past - and why we have the United States of America today. An excellent family movie also.

My Grandmother played the part of Rose Standish! Very dated, but I liked it.

How many films has Hollywood produced dealing with the Pilgrim's voyage to the new world ? A couple maybe, but this seem to be the only one available on DVD. It may have taken liberties with the facts, but the fact remains, this is the only film version that is widely seen. I remember watching it for the first time on an NBC network showing back in the early 70s but rarely saw it since, except for a couple of showings on the Disney Channel. I was glad to finally see this adventurous tale finally receive a DVD release and purchased it. I watch it every Thanksgiving season and am grateful. Spencer Tracy plays captain of the Mayflower, who seems bitter toward the Pilgrims but finally sees their worth by the end of the film. He solemnly promises to join them after one last voyage back to England. The bittersweet ending is that he never lived to see it happen, he died the year after his return to England. The storm sequence is a rouser and deserved the Academy award for special effects.

Very good movie about the Mayflower journey to America.

This was a great reenactment of the pilgrims Journey from England to America. A thrilling scene when a storm hits the Mayflower and how they were all saved! It was the 400th anniversary of the pilgrims Journey here and it makes people realize that it was a not an easy Journey... And when you realize how many people died before the first spring it makes think about how much they wanted freedom of religion

While some ccritics have panned this film, Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, and Lloyd Bridges never gave bad performances. I purchased this because I found myself looking for it around Thanksgiving and regretting it if I did not see this version of the story of the good ship Mayflower on its voyage to Plymouth. There is no other film like this. No wonder it won an Oscar.

Mr.Tracy has always been one of my favorite actors & I was truly thrilled when I first saw this film in adulthood. I'd no idea there were any Tracy films I'd not seen. I wasn't disappointed. They made Tracy a bit of a rogue, though Captain of the Mayflower, in this one,But the Technicolor is ravishing as usual. A rather glossy attempt to portray the English party who landed at "Plymouth Rock" to start one of the 1st 'American' colonies, the story is entertaining, buoyed by the lovely Gene Tierney. Van Johnson a cooper and a carpenter, and Lloyd Bridges as Captain Tracy's first mate about the Mayflower add to the cast and crew but the ending kind of fades out a bit..

We have for a long time wanted to see "Plymouth Adventure", and now we finally could purchase it from Amazon.co.uk.We have been interested in the true story behind it: the journey of the pilgrims with Mayflower.The journey was full of hardships, as the film also tells us. We are glad that the talented actor Spencer Tracy, whom we have admired in many other films, has the main role.This is a real adventure based on true story. My husband and I recommend this to all people who like classic movies!

As with all of the Warner Archive series, this movie is a professionally produced DVD-R, it is not a "pirate", but an authorised Warners release, it will play on all DVD players and is magnificent. The Warner Archive series is a great way of catching up with lost films that are unlikey to ever get a UK DVD release.

Although this film is region 1, it plays on region 2. thanks. good recording.

Great old film.

Being an avid genealogist, I have a list of my ancestors who were on that harrowing voyage of the Mayflower. A number of them were portrayed in their actual roles during the voyage by actors in the movie "Plymouth Adventure".I watched with great fascination, as 8 of my 25 relatives who were onboard had their roles portrayed in the film.