Admiral: Command and Conquer

2015 • 128 minutes

À propos de ce film

Charles Dance (TV’s Game of Thrones, The Imitation Game) and Rutger Hauer (Sin City, Batman Begins) star in this epic adventure about a 17th century Dutch admiral, who must lead his fleet to defend his homeland from the terrorizing forces of England. Get swept away with this swashbuckling story of legendary naval battles, civil war, and one of the most fearless admirals of all time!

Notes et avis

“Wars are fought by many, history is made by few….” The official synopsis reads: “When the young republic of The Netherlands is under attack by England and France, and faces its own civil war no less, only one man, Michiel de Ruyter, can lead the county’s strongest weapon: the Dutch fleet.” The film tells the story of the career of the great admiral of Zeeland, Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, during the three Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652–1654, 1665–1667 and 1672–1674). The Third Anglo-Dutch War was itself part of the Franco-Dutch War (1672–78). A master tactician, de Ruyter’s brilliant tactics in the Third Anglo-Dutch War ranks as his greatest achievement: his victories over larger Anglo-French fleets off Solebay (1672), Ostend and Kijkduin (1673) eliminated the threat of invasion by sea. On 22 April 1676, de Ruyter engaged the fleet of Vice-Admiral Abraham Duquesne (French/Huguenot –d. 1688) in the battle of Augusta off the Ionian coast. De Ruyter was mortally wounded. Louis XIV of France, often de Ruyter’s opponent, subsequently paid homage to his heroism, calling him “a man who did honour to humanity.”

Brilliant Film! I have to be honest I didn't expect much but this was well acted, an eye opener in terms of history, brutal in parts and genuinely well made. Thoroughly enjoyed this film.

Excellent. It opened up a whole part of Dutch history I knew hardly anything about - and it was fun seeing the Dutch 'stick it' to the English!