Greatest Movie Sword Fights

[Sir Ironhead]

The Musketeer
The whole Crouching-Tiger-Hidden-Dragon angle on the Musketeer story... just ludicrous.

But for pure entertainment value...The bar Scene at the beginning is alot of fun.  And c'mon you have to love Tim (oh crap I forgot his last name...Same guy as in Rob Roy???) ----------As the Villian

Tim Roth.  He was rather deliciously evil in The Musketeer.

Rochefort: "You're mad!"
Febre: "That's the second time this evening I've been called that.  I'm beginning to resent it."

Richelieu: "So you plot the course of history now, you are indeed mad."
Febre: "Three times.  It must be so."

[DuCoeur]

Just a few Notable sword Fights...

Romeo and Juliet (1979) Fight choreography by Wm Hobbs.

Hamlet (With Mel Gibson)

Cutthroat Island, final battle scenes...With a smokin' Geena Davis.  I love a Woman who can handle a blade....

[DonaCatalina]

For me that would be the Three & Four Musketeers.
The one from 1973 or 1974. Most of the actors actually had fencing lessons.

[Jack Daw at Work]

Gotta go with the usuals:  Captain Blood; Three and Four Musketeers (1974); Zorro, etc.  But, I also like the realism of Rob Roy (1995).

[Lord Virgo]

Blade Trinity-  When blade fights the ultimate vampire at the end.

[BLAKDUKE]

Just went back thru this entire thread to make sure but there is one that no one mentioned.  "BY THE SWORD" with Eric Roberts anf F.Murray Abrahmsen(sp).  Interesting plot set in a modern fencing salle.  Pretty decent dual at the end.  There is another that is fairly decent as well, it is called "Ring of Steel"  It is about underground fights with swords and betting etc. etc.   Cannot remember the actors. 

[Welsh Wench]

I'd like to add The Best Swordfight that Never Was.

Indiana Jones in the marketplace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anEuw8F8cpE

[Capt Spleen]

The Count of Monte Cristo 2002 - This movie has it all:

At approximately the 9:20 time mark, a very short sword duel. Most likely the time that a sword duel would last.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8zVglXFO7A&feature=related

Good climax sword brawl at the 3:00 time mark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHqb_Ijqrdg&feature=related

[angusmacinnes]

I was thinking the Count of Monte Cristo 1934 with Robert Donat.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

I find it amazing that the 13th Warrior's "Engineering Dispute" didn't make the cut for the "feel" of a down and dirty fight with blades.

[See at 1min 23 sec]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp1mzx5O4ao


Or the simple focus of any sword or blade fight (pardon an Infantryman's thinking)- a quick and energy efficient finishing of your foe in Troy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BttG3WNQS90

[Sir Ironhead]

I find it amazing that the 13th Warrior's "Engineering Dispute" didn't make the cut for the "feel" of a down and dirty fight with blades.

[See at 1min 23 sec]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp1mzx5O4ao

I think that comes under the heading "Fight smarter not harder"

[Phillip McGuinness]

A fairly recent movie that takes the cake for realistic and entertaining rapier duelling:

Alatriste

Based on the Arturo Pérez-Reverte novels, choreographed by Bob Anderson, and starring Viggo Mortensen. How can you go wrong with that? Don't believe it was ever released in the US for some reason, but you can get a subtitled import DVD from Amazon for about $20.

[Becky10]

I find it amazing that the 13th Warrior's "Engineering Dispute" didn't make the cut for the "feel" of a down and dirty fight with blades.

[See at 1min 23 sec]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp1mzx5O4ao

Oh i love that movie so much

[Nighthawk]

All of the sword action in The Princess Bride! The choreographer actually did some research and the actors had really good footwork!

Kingdom Of Heaven. They actually went into some of the intricacies of Western martial arts.

[BLAKDUKE]

Well this thread has not been posted to for well onto 10 years.
In that time 2 things have happened
1,  a new three Musketeers moveie has entered the realm
     what, if anything, does anybody think about it good, bad or what

2. Bob Anderson Passed away.
    So who is out there to take his place anyone??

The BLAKDUKE