My favourite swashbuckling film is 1940 ‘The Sea Hawk’ - it’s black and white and like ‘Robin Hood’ also stars Flynn and it’s also directed by Michael Curtiz - it has an absolutely stunning score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold - the film is about the 16th Century British standing up to the Spanish Empire and is a direct metaphor for the British finding the resolve to stand up to Nazi Germany at the time the film was being made If you haven’t seen it - check it out - it’s worth it! It was my dads favourite film when I was growing up
lol. Me too. Many thanks Jerome. I hope you and your family have a wonderful day and week. As a minority, I loved Zorro. I also recommend Zorro The Gay Blade. It's not as good as a Mel Brooks parody but it's very fun. Lots of quotable lines. Trust me, it's worth seeing. George Hamilton too. Hey! I have an uncle with that name, though he's not a captain. I'm glad you enjoyed this set of movies! Awww! The Three Musketeers/ and Four Musketeers (Richard Fleisher directing). Lots of sight gags. Both are almost totally comedies. The Court Jester with the great Danny Kaye though I mainly remember the comedic bits. There are more but I've taken up way too much of your time today. Thank you for sharing your love and huge amount of knowledge on films you love and recommend. to us. Have a good night's sleep. *hug good night. Sleep well. :)
One of my favorite swashbucklers is 1952's Scaramouche, with Stewart Granger and Mel Ferrar. The fight at the end is brilliant and worth watching the movie, although there's a lot more to the movie.
Your right with your 3 greatest sword fights I agree, one sword fight that’s from the 1960’s is the Film “The Great Race” the sword fight between Tony Curtis and Ross Martin is truly brilliant
Great review JW. Hard to argue with your choices. The Adventures of Robin Hood is probably my favorite movie of all time. (King Kong and The Maltese Falcon also share the distinction, depending on my mood when choosing a favorite.) Mark of Zorro began my very long movie crush on Linda Darnell, my second favorite actress of the 1940s, (after Gene Tierney.) And it is such a fun swashbuckler. Probably my favorite Ty Power role. And any movie with Basil Rathbone has greatness in it. Especially when he's sword fighting. Zenda is a fantastic story. And while I may not hold Ronald Coleman in as high esteem as you do, he is excellent in this. And DFJ always looks like he's having fun when he gets to swash his buckle. Thanks for another fun review.
Much of Scaramouche is excellent - I do find the ending a slight let down. Which also btw hinders the Zorro a bit . I also really like the Granger remake of Zenda mainly tbh cos I loved James Mason's Rupert.
I always had a sort of appreciation for these kinds of movies, but never really watched them. I can feel their influence on things like the original Star Wars trilogy, and want to really delve into them for that at least. Thanks for the starter sampler!
My picks would be Captain Blood, The Scarlett Pimpernel , and my favorite....The Adventures of Robin Hood. Such a great cast. Quite a few of my favorites....Errol Flynn,Claude Rains, Basil Rathbone,Olivia De Havilland,Una O'Connor'.....how could this movie be anything but great?
If I had to pick a top three it would be the same three you picked - I would have Prisoner of Zenda and Robin Hood pretty high on my list of the greatest films ever made. If I had to name more I would definitely include the 1934 version of The Count of Monte Christo, with Robert Donat, and The Black Swan from 1942.
Add gene Kelly's 3 musketeers. Also rathbone hated Flynn and said power could fence him into a cocked hat. For fun Danny kaye in the court jester. And for sheer brilliance Granger versus mel Ferrer in scaramouche.
I just came to this review because I watched Robin Hood and was looking to see your review. Surely you had reviewed because it's a great film and has, as you said, an actor that you love. I am surprized that you haven't done a full review yet. I've grown up with this movie and have always loved it. Easily the best Robin Hood movie or adaptation that I've seen - although I do love Robin Hood Daffy too. I have not seen the other two movies on your list, but will try someday. My knowledge of old movies is not as good as yours, so I would have to vote this as my favorite too. I have seen a couple of other Flynn movies and will see more soon, but can't imagine any topping this. I have too much history with it - and I have to much fun watching it. Perhaps you'll do a full review in the future. It certainly deserves it.
As a danish viewer of too few of your inspiring Videos, I'm really thankful for your definition of the sub genre here. I didn't know there was a more precisely "label" than just a sort of adventure movies. It's nice!
It's hard to choose just 3. These are great choices. I love The Mark of Zorro, and the original as well. I agree with Onion Ring. Prisoner of Zenda and The Adventures of Robin Hood are among my favorites as well. I think Errol Flynn was great with the sword on camera. Man in the Iron mask was also up there.
I watched two of these, Zorro and Robin Hood, I'll check ou the third one. Colors in Robin Hood really blow me away, they are amazing. The 1940 Zorro is great, but I also like the 1920 Zorro a lot, even though it's a silent movie, I don't like to watch silent movies too much, I read once that 50% of people don't watch a movie if it's black and white, I have no issue watching black and white movies, but I'm like that with silent films. The 1920 Zorro however is so good that I like it a lot even though it's silent, I really enjoy it and Zorro is a character that I like a lot, I liked the 1998 movie with Antonio Banderas, although I don't consider it as good as the 1920 ans 1940 Zorro films, I also recently read a comic book Django Zorro featuring Zorro (it's obvious I know) and Django, the Tarantino's Django and it's a great comic book, Django Unchained is also my favorite movie, it's good that a film made less than a decade ago is such a masterpiece.
I like also Douglas Fairbank´s Zorro a lot and Tyrone Powers. Fairbanks is even the best cause he makes a lot of acrobatic stunts himself. But the Serial Zorro´s Fighting Legion(1939)(even it's a serial, it's not like all other serials, it's very different and quite well made) and Disney´s Zorro are also worth of watching!
Are you sure you are not OLDER than you look?? You could have been one of my movie pals of the 40s! How do you account for your appreciation and interest in old films? I have granddaughters your age who wouldn't know of any of these films you describe! I am amazed and impressed!
I get that a lot, haha. We watched quite a few old movies in my family when I was little. Classics like Arsenic and Old Lace, Bringing Up Baby, the 1951 Christmas Carol, and a couple Hitchcock films (to name just a few!) were regular staples for us. I don't think I even realized how old those movies were at the time. Then in my teens I developed a new appreciation for them and an interest in how they were made, the people involved, etc., and, well, here we are! But I think most of the credit goes to my parents, especially my mom, who saw nothing unusual about introducing old films to us at such an early age. :)
@@Weiselberry Your mother must be so pleased that her love of movies was passed on to you and pleased that you have shared that with the rest of us! Thanks!
There is a lot to be said in favour of the Don Juan in particular with Fairbanks deliberately under-cutting his old reputation. It's available as part of a Criterion elipse box set which also has The rise of Catherine the Great (ok) The Private Life of Henry VIII (Charlie Laughton having fun) and one of my absolute favourites Rembrandt (Charlie Laughton being completely serious and wonderful)
Excellent review all of the above are the best.However after Zenda, my personal favorite is Man in the Iron Mask with Louis Hayward. His screen appeal to me is right up there with the best of em.. And it was directed by none other than James Whale ! Ever notice the smug playful daring do similarities between Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Reginald Denny ? While not in the same league as the aforementioned movies, I always thought the gene Kelly three musketeers version was a fun swashbuckler. He makes a good DArtangan and it's in color. If you get a chance check out the Iain Glen version of Kidnapped. He is great and the movie's got beautiful highland scenery.
@@Weiselberry It is very good and Kelly surprisingly effective - you may well be reminded of the film he is making in Singin' in the Rain! I will admit however that as is often the case in the many adaptations my sympathies are with Lana Turner's Milady.
Can I date you my favourite Flynn movie is Captain Blood I love Robin Hood but Errol and Olivia in Blood the chemistry was just electric. The Mark of Zorro is one of my favourite movies but it is not my favourite my favouriteTyrone Power movie is Prince of Foxes. Leslie Howard is just brilliant as the Scarlet Pimpernel with Merle Oberon. Robert Taylor as Ivanhoe or my particular favourite Quentin Durward are movies worth watching.
I don't think anyone even Power or Fairbanks father or son could hold a candle to Flynn and his best was "The Seahawk" in my opinion. BTW Your presentation is delightful.
I love Robin Hood too! I also liked Captain Blood and the Sea Hawk (Yes I know they are all Errol Flynn movies but that's all I've seen other than Ivanhoe and wasn't a fan of that one) :P
If only The Sea Hawk had Basil Rathbone for that final fight . But it may still be my favourite. The Korngold score, Claude Rains and Flora Robson also help.
For Tyrone power and Errol Flynn I think their next bests (or equals) are 'The adventures of don juan' great production and more Flynns real character -- Powers 'Prince of Foxes' was actually filmed in rennaissance castles in italy and Orson Welles plays his Borgia role in the style of a rennaissace harry lime. I remember being in s cinema queue behind some old ladies in the 90's and their heated talk of Power Flynn and other male stars left me no doubt that pure romance was not the only thing ladies were thinking of in the cinema about their favourite swashbuckler stars,.....Burt lancaster has his own mini genre of Acrobatic swashbucklers his old circus partner Nick Cravat in 'the Crimson pirate' and 'the flame and the arrow' . I second motions for the 1973/74 musketeers films as great updating of the genre and 2002's count of monte cristo brings it to the 21st century. Most impressive unknown swashbucklet ? The shadow of the eagle ' 1952 russian 18th century espionage gor cstherine the great actually filmed in venice- whose buildings havent changed in 500 years so authenticity guaranteed.
I used to like it when a lone sword fighter fought two or three opponents at the same time. I seem to remember Robin Hood doing this although I thought he was more an archer, and the swords were from the wrong era. I suspect it was the Clark Gable version. Edit: it was that Errol Flynn film you talked about. Olivia de Haviland is still with us. She has just been made a dame of the British Empire, even though she's lived in the US for the last 80 years.
Yes, that kind of complex fencing choreography is always impressive. Olivia de Havilland is 101 and still looking vibrant! Actually, she's lived in Paris since the 1950s, plus she was born in Japan, so she's from all over the place. Hers is an interesting story.
I viewed one of the sword fighting scenes in Robin Hood. The swords looked like broadswords, not rapiers with handguards, and he was only fighting Sir Guy of Gisborne. I think I must have been confused with some other film.
I love swashbucklers, but I haven't seen the Ronald Coleman version of "The Prisoner of Zenda" yet. I have seen the Stewart Grainer version, which was okay. I guess the problem I have is the lookalike premise. "The Man in the Iron Mask" is also based on the lookalike premise, but in that case, the lookalike is a twin brother to the royal personage, separated at birth and ignorant of his origins until he becomes part of the conspiracy. In "The Prisoner of Zenda", the lookalike is a distant cousin... I just don't buy it. Speaking of swashbucklers and Stewart Grainer, I strongly recommend the 1952 technicolor sword swinger, "Scaramouche". This one has the most athletic swordfight I've ever The swordfight between Grainger and Mel Ferere is the most athletic and the longest I have seen, from the first clash of steel to the ambiguous climax the duel lasts 7 minutes and 47 seconds by my reckoning. Speaking of swashbucklers and Fereres, there's José Ferrer (yes, it's an atrocious pun) in the 1950 adaptation of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play, "Cyrano de Bergerac". It's not much on sword fighting, but Cyrano's duel with the foppish Viscount Valvert is worth the price of admission. See it. You'll love it. It might not be a true swashbuckler per se, but another worthy Tyrone Power film is "Prince of Foxes", co-starring Orson Welles as Cesare Borgia. Wow! Just wow! One of Hollywood's worst decisions was to shoot this fabulous film on location in some of the most colorful Rennaisance locations in all of Italy on B&W film. That was one helluva Duh! Power and Welles co-starred in another richly textured adventure called "The Black Rose", but this one was in color. However, my favorite swashbuckler is the 1972 version of "The Three Musketeers". What a cast! Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, and Frank Finlay as Athos, Aramis, and Porthos respectively. Raquel Welch and Faye Dunaway as Constance and Milady. Christopher Lee as the Count de Rochefort. Roy Kinnear as Planchet (Kinnear died on set when he fell from a horse). Spike Milligan as the bumbling Bonacieux. Jean-Pierre Cassel as Louis XIII. Michael York as D'Artagnan. And the fantastic and amazing Charleton Heston as Cardinal Richelieu. And with real rapiers, not those flimsy fencing swords. Rapiers, the kind that in a fraction of a fraction of a second's carelessness can piece your wrist and come out your elbow, as happened to Michael York while rehearsing a fight. There's even a fight for the ladies. Raquel fell and broke her arm for real fighting Milady armed with a wickedly spiked hair comb. Even theatrical fighting with real rapiers is hard work. (Rapiers are heavy swords, 3 pounds and more) When the musketeers duel the Cardinal's guards lots of sweat is shed along with blood, which contrasts starkly with most classic Hollywood swordplay.
Haven’t seen prisoner, ( I’ll get it,thanks! ). U r a sharp lady, I feel the same on 1 and 3. I too would add scaramouche Would you mind sending me your next seven pics? Thanks
Good list. However, one of the best movies that has a real Master Swordsman doing the fighting-is The Scarlet Coat w/ Cornel Wilde and Michael Wielding. Cornel Wilde WAS a real Master Fencer. Wielding also knew how to swordplay.
There used to be a good version of the Rsc production with Jacobi doing the rounds. I think it may no longer be available. Depardieu is of course still in circulation.
My favorite is definitely the 1973/1974 The Three Musketeers/The Four Musketeers
Great choices! Superb movies.
My favourite swashbuckling film is 1940 ‘The Sea Hawk’ - it’s black and white and like ‘Robin Hood’ also stars Flynn and it’s also directed by Michael Curtiz - it has an absolutely stunning score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold - the film is about the 16th Century British standing up to the Spanish Empire and is a direct metaphor for the British finding the resolve to stand up to Nazi Germany at the time the film was being made
If you haven’t seen it - check it out - it’s worth it!
It was my dads favourite film when I was growing up
lol. Me too. Many thanks Jerome. I hope you and your family have a wonderful day and week. As a minority, I loved Zorro. I also recommend Zorro The Gay Blade. It's not as good as a Mel Brooks parody but it's very fun. Lots of quotable lines. Trust me, it's worth seeing. George Hamilton too. Hey! I have an uncle with that name, though he's not a captain. I'm glad you enjoyed this set of movies! Awww! The Three Musketeers/ and Four Musketeers (Richard Fleisher directing). Lots of sight gags. Both are almost totally comedies. The Court Jester with the great Danny Kaye though I mainly remember the comedic bits. There are more but I've taken up way too much of your time today. Thank you for sharing your love and huge amount of knowledge on films you love and recommend. to us. Have a good night's sleep. *hug good night. Sleep well. :)
One of my favorite swashbucklers is 1952's Scaramouche, with Stewart Granger and Mel Ferrar. The fight at the end is brilliant and worth watching the movie, although there's a lot more to the movie.
Your right with your 3 greatest sword fights I agree, one sword fight that’s from the 1960’s is the Film “The Great Race” the sword fight between Tony Curtis and Ross Martin is truly brilliant
The Sea Hawk personal favorite.
Just discovered your videos and enjoying them.
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Thank you!
The sword fight in The Great Race is my favorite after The Princess Bride and Ivanhoe.
Aaah The Mark of Zorro with an absolute astonishing Basil Rathbone! Probably still the best sword duel in Hollywood!
Great review JW. Hard to argue with your choices. The Adventures of Robin Hood is probably my favorite movie of all time. (King Kong and The Maltese Falcon also share the distinction, depending on my mood when choosing a favorite.)
Mark of Zorro began my very long movie crush on Linda Darnell, my second favorite actress of the 1940s, (after Gene Tierney.) And it is such a fun swashbuckler. Probably my favorite Ty Power role. And any movie with Basil Rathbone has greatness in it. Especially when he's sword fighting.
Zenda is a fantastic story. And while I may not hold Ronald Coleman in as high esteem as you do, he is excellent in this. And DFJ always looks like he's having fun when he gets to swash his buckle.
Thanks for another fun review.
Scaramouche Stewart Granger...My favorite film.
Much of Scaramouche is excellent - I do find the ending a slight let down. Which also btw hinders the Zorro a bit . I also really like the Granger remake of Zenda mainly tbh cos I loved James Mason's Rupert.
The Adventures of Robin Hood of course.... Have you ever seen 1973's The Three Musketeers? It's worth checking out.
No, I haven't seen that version.
I always had a sort of appreciation for these kinds of movies, but never really watched them. I can feel their influence on things like the original Star Wars trilogy, and want to really delve into them for that at least.
Thanks for the starter sampler!
My picks would be
Captain Blood, The Scarlett Pimpernel , and my favorite....The Adventures of Robin Hood. Such a great cast. Quite a few of my favorites....Errol Flynn,Claude Rains, Basil Rathbone,Olivia De Havilland,Una O'Connor'.....how could this movie be anything but great?
All good picks!
The Mark of Zorro is my favourite too. But my second is Scaramouche, 1952.
Enjoyed this swash and buckle video. Good stuff.
If I had to pick a top three it would be the same three you picked - I would have Prisoner of Zenda and Robin Hood pretty high on my list of the greatest films ever made.
If I had to name more I would definitely include the 1934 version of The Count of Monte Christo, with Robert Donat, and The Black Swan from 1942.
Awesome! You have excellent taste. :) I agree, both of those are great movies.
The black swan is very underrated. Maybe it’s because the lousy early swordfight. But I love the movie as a whole
Add gene Kelly's 3 musketeers. Also rathbone hated Flynn and said power could fence him into a cocked hat. For fun Danny kaye in the court jester. And for sheer brilliance Granger versus mel Ferrer in scaramouche.
these movies speak for themselves -" nuff said"
I agree with your choices and would add as a fourth Tony Curtis in The Purple Mask
I just came to this review because I watched Robin Hood and was looking to see your review. Surely you had reviewed because it's a great film and has, as you said, an actor that you love. I am surprized that you haven't done a full review yet. I've grown up with this movie and have always loved it. Easily the best Robin Hood movie or adaptation that I've seen - although I do love Robin Hood Daffy too. I have not seen the other two movies on your list, but will try someday. My knowledge of old movies is not as good as yours, so I would have to vote this as my favorite too. I have seen a couple of other Flynn movies and will see more soon, but can't imagine any topping this. I have too much history with it - and I have to much fun watching it. Perhaps you'll do a full review in the future. It certainly deserves it.
I also recommended The Black Castle and Tower of London
As a danish viewer of too few of your inspiring Videos, I'm really thankful for your definition of the sub genre here. I didn't know there was a more precisely "label" than just a sort of adventure movies. It's nice!
You're welcome, and thanks for watching! :)
It's hard to choose just 3. These are great choices. I love The Mark of Zorro, and the original as well. I agree with Onion Ring. Prisoner of Zenda and The Adventures of Robin Hood are among my favorites as well. I think Errol Flynn was great with the sword on camera. Man in the Iron mask was also up there.
I agree with you about the balcony scene in Robin Hood. I also think that if there is an afterlife, it is most certainly in Technicolor.
I watched two of these, Zorro and Robin Hood, I'll check ou the third one.
Colors in Robin Hood really blow me away, they are amazing.
The 1940 Zorro is great, but I also like the 1920 Zorro a lot, even though it's a silent movie, I don't like to watch silent movies too much, I read once that 50% of people don't watch a movie if it's black and white, I have no issue watching black and white movies, but I'm like that with silent films. The 1920 Zorro however is so good that I like it a lot even though it's silent, I really enjoy it and Zorro is a character that I like a lot, I liked the 1998 movie with Antonio Banderas, although I don't consider it as good as the 1920 ans 1940 Zorro films, I also recently read a comic book Django Zorro featuring Zorro (it's obvious I know) and Django, the Tarantino's Django and it's a great comic book, Django Unchained is also my favorite movie, it's good that a film made less than a decade ago is such a masterpiece.
I like also Douglas Fairbank´s Zorro a lot and Tyrone Powers. Fairbanks is even the best cause he makes a lot of acrobatic stunts himself. But the Serial Zorro´s Fighting Legion(1939)(even it's a serial, it's not like all other serials, it's very different and quite well made) and Disney´s Zorro are also worth of watching!
Are you sure you are not OLDER than you look?? You could have been one of my movie pals of the 40s! How do you account for your appreciation and interest in old films? I have granddaughters your age who wouldn't know of any of these films you describe! I am amazed and impressed!
I get that a lot, haha. We watched quite a few old movies in my family when I was little. Classics like Arsenic and Old Lace, Bringing Up Baby, the 1951 Christmas Carol, and a couple Hitchcock films (to name just a few!) were regular staples for us. I don't think I even realized how old those movies were at the time. Then in my teens I developed a new appreciation for them and an interest in how they were made, the people involved, etc., and, well, here we are! But I think most of the credit goes to my parents, especially my mom, who saw nothing unusual about introducing old films to us at such an early age. :)
@@Weiselberry Your mother must be so pleased that her love of movies was passed on to you and pleased that you have shared that with the rest of us! Thanks!
3 other swashbuckler movies you should check out.
1 At Sword's Point
2. The Adventures of Don Juan
3. The Court Jester
There is a lot to be said in favour of the Don Juan in particular with Fairbanks deliberately under-cutting his old reputation. It's available as part of a Criterion elipse box set which also has The rise of Catherine the Great (ok) The Private Life of Henry VIII (Charlie Laughton having fun) and one of my absolute favourites Rembrandt (Charlie Laughton being completely serious and wonderful)
May I suggest fencing lessons ? I took a course at Northern Michigan University and it was AWESOME !
The Mark of Zorro from 1920 holds up better than any silent film, I believe. At least as well as Chaplin's work.
Excellent review all of the above are the best.However after Zenda, my personal favorite is Man in the Iron Mask with Louis Hayward. His screen appeal to me is right up there with the best of em.. And it was directed by none other than James Whale ! Ever notice the smug playful daring do similarities between Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Reginald Denny ? While not in the same league as the aforementioned movies, I always thought the gene Kelly three musketeers version was a fun swashbuckler. He makes a good DArtangan and it's in color. If you get a chance check out the Iain Glen version of Kidnapped. He is great and the movie's got beautiful highland scenery.
Thanks for the recommendations!
@@Weiselberry It is very good and Kelly surprisingly effective - you may well be reminded of the film he is making in Singin' in the Rain! I will admit however that as is often the case in the many adaptations my sympathies are with Lana Turner's Milady.
The Mark Of Zoro, Robinhood,and def not the least The Court Jester.
(The pellet with the poison...lol)
Can I date you my favourite Flynn movie is Captain Blood I love Robin Hood but Errol and Olivia in Blood the chemistry was just electric. The Mark of Zorro is one of my favourite movies but it is not my favourite my favouriteTyrone Power movie is Prince of Foxes. Leslie Howard is just brilliant as the Scarlet Pimpernel with Merle Oberon. Robert Taylor as Ivanhoe or my particular favourite Quentin Durward are movies worth watching.
I don't think anyone even Power or Fairbanks father or son could hold a candle to Flynn and his best was "The Seahawk" in my opinion. BTW Your presentation is delightful.
Thanks!
Love your reviews girl
I'm glad you review the old good ones.
Thanks!
I love Robin Hood too! I also liked Captain Blood and the Sea Hawk (Yes I know they are all Errol Flynn movies but that's all I've seen other than Ivanhoe and wasn't a fan of that one) :P
Captain Blood, another honorable mention! (And another Basil Rathbone movie!) It was my first Errol Flynn movie.
If only The Sea Hawk had Basil Rathbone for that final fight . But it may still be my favourite. The Korngold score, Claude Rains and Flora Robson also help.
ok I've paused this before I even start to say that if Count of Monte Cristo is not on this list, I may cry lol
Don't cry! It's definitely an honorable mention. :)
Jerome Weiselberry good enough! 😀 Also I've recorded Prisoner of Zenda but away atm so I hope it saves long enough!
We have same list
My three favorite swashbuckler movies are muppet treasure island, scooby doo pirates ahoy, and pirates of the Caribbean
A rare example of Tim Curry being upstaged.
For Tyrone power and Errol Flynn I think their next bests (or equals) are 'The adventures of don juan' great production and more Flynns real character -- Powers 'Prince of Foxes' was actually filmed in rennaissance castles in italy and Orson Welles plays his Borgia role in the style of a rennaissace harry lime. I remember being in s cinema queue behind some old ladies in the 90's and their heated talk of Power Flynn and other male stars left me no doubt that pure romance was not the only thing ladies were thinking of in the cinema about their favourite swashbuckler stars,.....Burt lancaster has his own mini genre of Acrobatic swashbucklers his old circus partner Nick Cravat in 'the Crimson pirate' and 'the flame and the arrow' . I second motions for the 1973/74 musketeers films as great updating of the genre and 2002's count of monte cristo brings it to the 21st century. Most impressive unknown swashbucklet ? The shadow of the eagle ' 1952 russian 18th century espionage gor cstherine the great actually filmed in venice- whose buildings havent changed in 500 years so authenticity guaranteed.
Awesome list Jerome, your one of the best reviewers on CZcams😊👋. Have a lovely day honey💖❤️💕😘xo xxx!
Have you ever buckled a swash ? They have teeth, so be careful
I used to like it when a lone sword fighter fought two or three opponents at the same time. I seem to remember Robin Hood doing this although I thought he was more an archer, and the swords were from the wrong era. I suspect it was the Clark Gable version. Edit: it was that Errol Flynn film you talked about. Olivia de Haviland is still with us. She has just been made a dame of the British Empire, even though she's lived in the US for the last 80 years.
Yes, that kind of complex fencing choreography is always impressive. Olivia de Havilland is 101 and still looking vibrant! Actually, she's lived in Paris since the 1950s, plus she was born in Japan, so she's from all over the place. Hers is an interesting story.
I viewed one of the sword fighting scenes in Robin Hood. The swords looked like broadswords, not rapiers with handguards, and he was only fighting Sir Guy of Gisborne. I think I must have been confused with some other film.
@@KevTheImpaler Sounds like you're thinking of the adventures of Don JuaA
I love swashbucklers, but I haven't seen the Ronald Coleman version of "The Prisoner of Zenda" yet. I have seen the Stewart Grainer version, which was okay. I guess the problem I have is the lookalike premise. "The Man in the Iron Mask" is also based on the lookalike premise, but in that case, the lookalike is a twin brother to the royal personage, separated at birth and ignorant of his origins until he becomes part of the conspiracy. In "The Prisoner of Zenda", the lookalike is a distant cousin... I just don't buy it.
Speaking of swashbucklers and Stewart Grainer, I strongly recommend the 1952 technicolor sword swinger, "Scaramouche". This one has the most athletic swordfight I've ever The swordfight between Grainger and Mel Ferere is the most athletic and the longest I have seen, from the first clash of steel to the ambiguous climax the duel lasts 7 minutes and 47 seconds by my reckoning.
Speaking of swashbucklers and Fereres, there's José Ferrer (yes, it's an atrocious pun) in the 1950 adaptation of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play, "Cyrano de Bergerac". It's not much on sword fighting, but Cyrano's duel with the foppish Viscount Valvert is worth the price of admission. See it. You'll love it.
It might not be a true swashbuckler per se, but another worthy Tyrone Power film is "Prince of Foxes", co-starring Orson Welles as Cesare Borgia. Wow! Just wow! One of Hollywood's worst decisions was to shoot this fabulous film on location in some of the most colorful Rennaisance locations in all of Italy on B&W film. That was one helluva Duh! Power and Welles co-starred in another richly textured adventure called "The Black Rose", but this one was in color.
However, my favorite swashbuckler is the 1972 version of "The Three Musketeers". What a cast! Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, and Frank Finlay as Athos, Aramis, and Porthos respectively. Raquel Welch and Faye Dunaway as Constance and Milady. Christopher Lee as the Count de Rochefort. Roy Kinnear as Planchet (Kinnear died on set when he fell from a horse). Spike Milligan as the bumbling Bonacieux. Jean-Pierre Cassel as Louis XIII. Michael York as D'Artagnan. And the fantastic and amazing Charleton Heston as Cardinal Richelieu. And with real rapiers, not those flimsy fencing swords. Rapiers, the kind that in a fraction of a fraction of a second's carelessness can piece your wrist and come out your elbow, as happened to Michael York while rehearsing a fight. There's even a fight for the ladies. Raquel fell and broke her arm for real fighting Milady armed with a wickedly spiked hair comb. Even theatrical fighting with real rapiers is hard work. (Rapiers are heavy swords, 3 pounds and more) When the musketeers duel the Cardinal's guards lots of sweat is shed along with blood, which contrasts starkly with most classic Hollywood swordplay.
Haven’t seen prisoner, ( I’ll get it,thanks! ). U r a sharp lady, I feel the same on 1 and 3. I too would add scaramouche Would you mind sending me your next seven pics? Thanks
Good list. However, one of the best movies that has a real Master Swordsman doing the fighting-is The Scarlet Coat w/ Cornel Wilde and Michael Wielding. Cornel Wilde WAS a real Master Fencer. Wielding also knew how to swordplay.
So you've seen a lot of swashbucklers, hmm? Would you do a video on the top 3 Worst that you've ever watched?
Probably not. None of the ones I've seen have been sufficiently bad, and besides, I don't think I have the heart to make a worst list. :)
No no. Douglas Fairbanks sr. Is the best.
I have a small question (please don’t take it to be insulting), are you a boy or a girl?
Cyrano de Bergerac was not a handsome guy.
There used to be a good version of the Rsc production with Jacobi doing the rounds. I think it may no longer be available. Depardieu is of course still in circulation.