SWASHBUCKLING CINEMA...

Los que hemos visto las 2... ó 3 veces la maravillosa recopilación de Mr. Goás (http://www.pasedeseptima.blogspot.com/ ) sobre la ESGRIMA EN EL CINE, estaremos familiarizados con el término!!! FILM FACTS FOR FENCERS

(artículo aparecido en TFA newsletters: TFA MAGAZINE la revista en la red del Tampa's Fencing Academy) (http://members.tripod.com/~FencerGirl/TFAmag.html) Este artículo apareció en mayo de 1997: parte de el TFA Newsletter. Para evitar malas traducciones, voy a ponerlo por ahora, tal cual me lo pillé... si es que se entiende TÓ!! FILM FACTS FOR FENCERS Despite the current representation in a TV commercial of the Three Musketeers as brigands who go about divesting unsuspecting diners of their fatty chocolate desserts, Dumas' characters have seen much more appropriate and enjoyable times in theatrical films. The following list will tell you about some of the most notable versions of THE THREE MUSKETEERS to be shown in U.S. movie houses. 1. There were numerous silents of THE THREE MUSKETEERS but the mostwidely known is the 1921 version that starred Douglas Fairbanks. 2. In 1933, in a 12 part serial, John Wayne, Raymond Halton, and LonChaney, Jr. portrayed the three friends in more modern times asmembers of the Foreign Legion. 3. In 1935, the Musketeers were: Walter Abel (D'Artagnan), PaulLukas, (Athos), Moroni Olsen (Porthos), and Onslow Stevens(Aramis). Lucille Ball had a bit part in this film. 4. The 1948 film starred: Gene Kelly (D'Artagnan), Van Heflin(Athos), Gig Young (Porthos), and Robert Coote (Aramis). 5. 1959 saw the heroes played by: Don Ameche (D'Artagnan), DouglasDumbrille (Athos), Russell Hicks (Porthos), and John King(Aramis). 6. The 1974 remake had Michael York (D'Artagnan), Oliver Reed(Athos), Frank Findley (Porthos), and Richard Chamberlain(Aramis) portraying the dashing young King's Men. 7. The 1993 Disney film starred Chris O'Donnell (D'Artagnan), KieferSutherland (Athos), Oliver Platt (Porthos), and Charlie Sheen(Aramis). This movie list compiled by Ann Morris appeared in the August, 1997 issue of the TFA Newsletter. ENGARDE! -- SWORD LOVERS MOVIE LIST

All of the movies in the following list have at least some reference to sword fighting or fencing. Most are usually categorized as swashbucklers. The others are primarily martial arts films or sword and sorcery fantasies. Just a very few are actually fencing stories. I have listed the year for each one and if I have an alternate title, I have given that also. Well-known actors who appeared in them are listed as well. My sources for this list were a list from a fencing F.A.Q. I got off the net a long time ago, INTERNET MOVIE DATA BASE, and my own memory for a few of the titles. If you have movies to add to the list, please let me know. Please send the movie's title, the stars, and the year it came out. I would like to compile a list of books similar to the movie list, so if you have information to contribute to such a list, I'd love to see that too. Here's the list! *THE SWORD LOVERS MOVIE LIST* The Adventures of Don Juan (1949) Errol Flynn, Raymond Burr The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone Against All Flags (1952) Errol Flynn, Anthony Quinn Barry Lyndon (1975) Ryan O'Neal, Patrick Magee The Beastmaster (1982) Marc Singer Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1995) Marc Singer Black Arrow (1985) Oliver Reed Black Pirate (1926) Douglas Fairbanks Black Swan (1942) Tyrone Power, Anthony Quinn Blind Fury (1990) Rutger Hauer Bob Roberts (1992) Tim Robbins Braveheart (1995) Mel Gibson By the Sword (1993) F. Murray Abraham, Eric Roberts s Captain Blood (1935) Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone Captain Kronos/ Kronos/Vampire Castle (1974) The Challenge (1982) Toshiro Mifune, Scott Glenn The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) Errol Flynn Clash of the Titans (1981) Conan the Barbarian (1982) Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones Conan the Destroyer (1984) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wilt Chamberlain The Corsican Brothers (1941) Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. The Count of Monte Christo (1934) Robert Donat The Count of Monte Christo (1975) Richard Chamberlain, Tony Curtis (TV movie) The Court Jester (1956) Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone Crossed Swords (1978) Raquel Welch, Charlton Heston Cutthroat Island (1995) Geena Davis Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) Jose Ferrer Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Gerard Depardieu Dangerous Liasons (1988) John Malkovich, Glenn Close Dragonheart (1996) Dennis Quaid, Sean Connery (voice of Drac) Dragonslayer (1981) Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson The Duelists (1978) Harvey Keitel, Keith Carradine El Cid (1961) Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren Evita (1996) Madonna The Empire Strikes Back 1980) Mark Hamil, HarrisonFord Excalibur (1981) Nicol Williamson, John Boorman Fire and Ice (1983) animated First Knight (1995) Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond The Flame and the Arrow (1950) Burt Lancaster,Virginia Mayo Flesh and Blood (1985) Rutger Hauer The Four Musketeers (1975) Richard Chamberlain, Michael York Frenchman's Creek (1944) Basil Rathbone, Joan Fontaine Glory (1989) Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington The Great Race (1965) Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk Hamlet (1948) Laurence Olivier Hamlet (1969) Anthony Hopkins Hamlet (1990) Mel Gibson, Glenn Close Hercules/ Labors of Hercules 1959) Steve Reeves Hercules Conquers Atlantis (1961) (also known as Hercules and the Captive Women/Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis and Hercules and the HauntedWomen) * this one was used on MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000. Henry V (1944) Laurence Olivier Henry V (1989) Kenneth Branagh Highlander (1986) Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery Ivanhoe (1953) Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor The Hobbit (1978) animated TV movie Ivanhoe (1982) James Mason Krull (1983) Liam Neeson Kull (1997) Kevin Sorba, Tia Carrere Ladyhawke (1985) Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pheiffer Legend (1985) Tom Cruise, Mia Sara Long John Silver (1954) Robert Newton, Kit Taylor Lord of the Rings (1978) animated Macbeth (1948) Orson Welles, Roddy McDowall Macbeth (1971) John Finch The Magic Sword (1962) Basil Rathbone The Man in Grey (1946) James Mason, Stewart Granger The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) Leonardo Dicaprio, John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu, Gabrial Byrne, Jeremy Irons (added June 27, 1998) The Mark of Zorro (1920) Douglas Fairbanks The Mark of Zorro (1940) Tyrone Power, Basil Rathbone The Mask of Zorro (1998) Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas (added June 27, 1998) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974) John Cleese,Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, TerryJones, Eric Idle *This is a favorite of mine. It's funnyeach and every time I see it and I've seen it many times. Morgan the Pirate (1960) Steve Reeves Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo The Prince and the Pauper (1937) Errol Flynn, ClaudeRains The Princess Bride (1987) Mandy Patinkin, Cary Elwes The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., DavidNiven The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) Stewart Granger, James Mason The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)Errol Flynn The Punisher (1989) Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett, Jr. Ran (1985) Tatsoya Nakadai The Return of the Jedi (1983) Harrison Ford, Mark Hamil Return of the King (1979) animated TV movie Ring of Steel (1994) Carol Alt, Joe Don Baker Rob Roy (1995) Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange Robin and Marian (1976) Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn Romeo and Juliet (1935) Basil Rathbone, Leslie Howard Romeo and Juliet (1954) Laurence Harvey Romeo and Juliet (1968) Michael York Royal Flash (1975) Malcolm McDowell Sanjuro (1962) Toshiro Mifune Scaramouche (1952) Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935) Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon The Sea Hawk (1940) Errol Flynn, Claude Rains The Seven Samurai (1954) Toshiro Mifune Shogun (1980) Richard Chamberlain, Toshiro Mifune(TV mini-series) Sinbad the Sailor (1949) Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,Maureen O'Hara The Spanish Main (1945) Maureen O'Hara, Paul Heinreid Spartacus (1961) Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis Star Wars (1977) Harrison Ford, Mark Hamil Sweet Liberty (1986) Michael Caine, Alan Alda The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) Lee Horsley The Sword of Sherwood Forest (1961) Richard Greene, Peter Cushing The Swordsman (1993) Lorenzo Lamas The Three Musketeers (1921) Douglas Fairbanks The Three Musketeers (1933) John Wayne *This was a 12 part serial with the Musketeers updated and in the French Foreign Legion. The Three Musketeers (1935) Walter Abel The Three Musketeers (1949) Gene Kelley, Lana Turner The Three Musketeers (1959) Don Ameche The Three Musketeers (1974) Michael York, Raquel Welch The Three Musketeers (1993) Tim Curry, Charlie Sheen Throne of Blood (1957) Toshiro Mifune Tom Jones (1963) Albert Finney, Susannah York Under the Red Robe (1937) Raymond Massey The Vikings (1958) Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis The Warriors (1955) Errol Flynn Wizards and Warriors (1983) Julia Duffy, JeffConaway *a one season TV series but worthy of being in this list because it was a good satire of sword and sorcery Willow (1988) Val Kilmer Without a Clue (1988) Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley The Yakuza/ Brotherhood of the Yakuza (1975) Robert Mitchum, Brian Keith Yojimbo (1962) Toshiro Mifune Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) Nicholas Rowe Y aquí la lista de ESPADISTAS: Here is a list of fictional (or highly fictionalized even if they were real) swordsmen. For a bit of fun, you decide which of the three modern fencing weapons each would use if he were placed by some magical force in a modern fencing salle. Forget the time periods in which they were supposed to exist. Just go on personality. This won't get you rich but you'll entertain yourself. If you feel like sending F.G. your decisions, that will be cool. Amuse yourself! D'Artagnan (created by Alexander Dumas), Porthos, Athos, Aramis Galahad Elric of Melnibone Severian from Gene Wolfe's THE URTH OF THE NEW SUN books The Scarlet Pimpernel The Black Adder (even though we don't see him with a sword, surely in his Elizabethan incarnation, he'd have used one) Arthur Sir Gawain The Black Knight from MONTY PYTHON'S SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAIL Jirel of Jory (femaile swordperson in stories by C.L. Moore Blade from the recent movie Rob Roy MacGregor (he was real but highly fictionalized in the movie) William Wallace (same as above) Robin Hood--primarily an archer but used a blade as well, you know The Count of Monte Cristo Zorro The Grey Mouser (created by Fritz Leiber) Tegeus Cromis (created by M. John Harrison in "The Pastel City") Inigo Montoya (created by William Goldman) The Dread Pirate Roberts (created by William Goldman) Lancelot du Lac John Carter of Mars (created by Edgar Rice Burroughs) Conan the Barbarian (created Robert E. Howard) Fafhrd (created by Fritz Leiber) (partner of the Grey Mouser) Luke Skywalker (created by George Lucas) The Highlander Scaramouche Captain Blood d'Hubert & Feraud from the movie THE DEULISTSMB Cyrano de Bergerac (Thanks to David Suarez de Lis of Madrid for pointing out that this most excellent swordsman character had been left out. (4-14-00)