Guess the movie!

[BLAKDUKE]

Knights of the Round Table,   Sir Lancelot,  Robert Taylor


How about this one

Can Saxons fight

All day and thru the night

Name the movie and the actors  Hint -- There are 3
 

[BLAKDUKE]

Oh BTW,  the buttons line was Stewart Granger against Sylva Koscina in Swordsman of Sienna, with about the 2nd best duel in cinema annals behind only Scaramouche.   Sorry Captain Blood does not even rate the top 5. 

I agree that Scaramouche is Stewart Granger best swort fight, while I like the verable duel between Granger and Mason in Prisoner of Zenda better the sword fighting in Scaravmouche is superior.  However I still rate the sword fight in Captian Blood as one of the best on film certain better than what you see in most modern films like the Musketree.

To your last statement I will agree, as to Zenda the duel was o.k.  still not top 5, the standin for James Mason did sucketh though.
Oddly I'm not sure where it is (I think either Squires Taven or The Arms and Armor Threads) but there is a thread out there that discusses in depth the best duels in the movies.   Not surprisingly Princess Bride I think leads the list only because it is the most recent movie of that genre and the youngsters that are discussing the subject for the most part have not seen any of the others.   Here are the ones that I hold up to be in the top 5 to top 10:  Scaramouche,  Swordsman of Sienna, Cyrano De Bergerac(the duel in rhyme circa 1950), Mark of Zorro(1940), the Court Jester, Adventures of Don Juan, Master of Ballyntre,
The Spanish Main, At Swords Point, and lastly (I have to do it) Princess Bride.  Now let the cabbage and rotten tomatoes fly.......   HE HE HE HE

[BLAKDUKE]

AH FOUND YOU KUNTA KINTE AH FOUND YOU,   ooooopppppsssss wrong time and place,   uuuhhh   I found the thread, it is on the 4th page of Squires Tavern and is called "Greatest movie sword fights.   I only mention it because I don't want to hi-jack this thread from it's original purpose and if we want to discuss sword fights further let's go there.

[BLAKDUKE]

Here are a couple more:

1.  Now you are the best swordsman in France

    name the movie,  the 2 actors and why is one now the best swordsman in France (hint 1939, with a later remake)

2.  I would rather die covered in blood, than an old man lying in my own piss.....


further hint,  both films are connected to each other

[SirRichardBear]

BLAKDUKE I just really like the word play between Granger and Mason in Zenda two of my favorite actors throwing words at each other.   The sword fight in the 37 verson with Ronald Colman was a better sword fight.  I agree with the movies on your list except for Princess Bride fun movie but the fight was a little to over the top to take serious which of couse was the idea, I'd put in the sword fight in Duelest and if you want a fun over the top fight like in Princess Bride how about the The Three Musketeers with Gene Kelly?

[SirRichardBear]

Three Musketeers?  Don Ameche and John Carradine?  Not my favorite verson of the tale but I really like Carradine an actor that seem to be able to take any role no matter how bad and make it fun to watch.

[Tom]

OK, this one should be easy.

"I am the greatest swordsman that ever lived. Say, um, can I have some of that water?"

[BLAKDUKE]

Willow  Val Kilmer

[BLAKDUKE]

BLAKDUKE I just really like the word play between Granger and Mason in Zenda two of my favorite actors throwing words at each other.   The sword fight in the 37 verson with Ronald Colman was a better sword fight.  I agree with the movies on your list except for Princess Bride fun movie but the fight was a little to over the top to take serious which of couse was the idea, I'd put in the sword fight in Duelest and if you want a fun over the top fight like in Princess Bride how about the The Three Musketeers with Gene Kelly?

P.B.  duel over the top?   say it ain't so.    Of course I have to agree, but aside from some of the technique being just farcial at best, the energy was incredible.  Of course I can probably come up with a few more to take over 10th spot, for instance By The Sword.  A bit more modernin time frame but the story line kept my interest and the final duel was extraordinary.    Ring of Steel again more modernistic but good swordplay.   

SirRichardBear:  you really have to get a copy of Swordsman of Sienna.  If you liked the word play in Zenda you will fall over with the wordplay in this one. 

[Sir Ironhead]

Here are a couple more:

1.  Now you are the best swordsman in France

    name the movie,  the 2 actors and why is one now the best swordsman in France (hint 1939, with a later remake)

2.  I would rather die covered in blood, than an old man lying in my own piss.....


further hint,  both films are connected to each other

Well, #2 is "The Man in the Iron Mask", character is Porthos, played by Gerard Depardieu (most likely spelled wrong) and #1 <shrug>

[BLAKDUKE]

Here are a couple more:

1.  Now you are the best swordsman in France

    name the movie,  the 2 actors and why is one now the best swordsman in France (hint 1939, with a later remake)

2.  I would rather die covered in blood, than an old man lying in my own piss.....


further hint,  both films are connected to each other

Well, #2 is "The Man in the Iron Mask", character is Porthos, played by Gerard Depardieu (most likely spelled wrong) and #1 <shrug>

Sir Ironhead:

Not to keep you in suspense, the answer to #1 is the same title only about 60 years removed, at the end when D'artagnan lays dieing in Phillipes(Louis Haywards) arms at the church

[SirRichardBear]

This one is from my favorite Chirstmass movie




1. People like that how can you cut their throats? 
2. It isn't easy.
3. No ones been nice to me since Oct 1891.

[Dayna]

We're No Angels, also starring Peter Ustinov

Dayna

[SirRichardBear]

Yes as I said my favorite Christmass movie

[Tom]

Let's try this...

"Mother Night, fold your dark arms about me. Protect me in your black embrace. I sit alone, an impotent exile, while this force...this presence...returns to torment me..."