Hi, This might not be wanted but I as it is quiet, I am posting a poem written by a swashbuckler. It is a poem of mourning by a 16th Century Irish king for his...
Does anyone have a VHS copy of The Swordsman of Siena 1962 (staring Stewart Granger, Sylva Koscina, Christine Kaufmann, and Gabriel Ferzetti) that they would...
... Stewart Granger, Sylva Koscina, Christine Kaufmann, and Gabriel Ferzetti) that they would be willing sell or let me borrow. It has never been released for...
Below is my list of 190 Swashbuckling movies. If you know of any other films containing fencing, swordfighting, or dueling which are not on this list please...
The Son of Monte Cristo is indeed from 1940. imdb.com also lists a "Return of Monte Cristo" (1946) with Louis Hayward in the title role. It must be obscure...
Chris, Thanks for the additions. ... (Ran? MP&T HolyGrail?), but to each their own. :-) The movies on the list I am building must contain at least one scene...
1/2/02 1:01:59 AM, rez johnson <fencing@...> wrote: [snip] ... Right... got it! Just remembered, there's a movie version of Arturo Perez-Reverte's The...
... You'll be able to add the new THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (2002) soon. I saw the trailer and it looks like it'll have some good sword fights, but I don't...
Added a few but I don't have energy to do more. M. Cummins ... "Ni raibh d'oidhreacht aige ach an geal- ghaire do bhronn Dia air, agus gur chreid se na...
Other ones that spring to mind: Good King Wenceclas (1994, Jonathan Brandis) The Private Life of Don Juan(1934, Douglas Fairbanks) Don Juan(1926, John...
I've seen the video version several times on ebay but have never got up the gumption to bid on it. If you check with the keyword fencing you will sometimes...
Thanks Chris, William, and Michael (and especially Robert) for adding some new films to my list. I will be placing the list on my website soon and allowing...
Hi there! Beware of the delurker! ;) ... Thanks for compiling this! :)) Aren't there three versions of "Mutiny on the Bounty" (Clark Cable, Marlon Brando, and...
1/3/02 7:56:54 AM, rez johnson <fencing@...> wrote: [snip] ... Apparently they've added *more* swordfighting and action than was in the book. Chris -- ...
... There are in fact four, the first being IN THE WAKE OF THE BOUNTY with Errol Flynn as Fletcher Christian. None of the four contain sword-fighting,...
1/3/02 11:39:37 PM, rez johnson <fencing@...> wrote: [snip] ... Well, threatening people with firearms or overwhelming numbers might work. :-) Chris --...
... In real life yes, but in the movies the public has gotten used to seeing it done with culasses (and officers using rapiers) and expects to see a good ...
It seems everybody forgot the numerous italian movies adaptated from the famous italian writer Emilio Solgari. All are pirate movies (some about Malay pirates...
Lavarede, Thanks for the Italian movie list. Which of the ones you listed have English subtitles ? Rez ... REZ JOHNSON, M.d'E (Moniteur d'Escrime) Director,...
Rez, Since you are a teacher in fencing I would be interested in hearing your opinion. Are there any swashbuckling authors that you think do an especially...
... it ... Primarily because the Bounty films are not swashbucklers they are dramas. I have copies of the three films here, and I can assure you they contain...
Did Emilio Solgari write a novel about Henry Morgan, the pirate? If so, was it a biography or fiction? Does it adhere to the Steve Reeves movie which is mostly...
Jesse, ... your opinion. >Are there any swashbuckling authors that you think do an especially good job of >depicting fencing scenes? I'll write more later...
I just want to say... isn't Master-at-Arms a *really* lousy title compared with of Marquis of Carabas? My copy is a 70s reprint complete with really lousy...
... I completely agree. It almost has a generic ring to it. I could write a story with that title myself. You can thank Houghton Mifflin for the change of...
