Fight Film List
(the list is admittedly subjective and limited; think of it as a jumping off point)
Swashbucklers
Douglas Fairbanks -
Robin Hood
The Three Musketeers
The Man in the Iron Mask
Black Pirate
The Mark of Zorro
Don Q, son of Zorro
Errol Flynn -
Captain Blood
Seahawk
Adventures of Robin Hood
Adventures of Don Juan
Master of Ballintrae
The Prince and the Pauper
Tyrone Power -
The Mark of Zorro
Black Swan
Stuart Grainger -
Scaramouche
The Prisoner of Zenda
Miscellaneous -
At Sword’s Point – Maureen O’Hara, Cornel Wilde
The Three Musketeers – Walter Abel
The Three Musketeers – Gene Kelly
The Court Jester – Danny Kaye
The Prisoner of Zenda – Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ronald Coleman
Zorro, the Gay Blade – George Hamilton
The Revenge of the Musketeers – Sophie Marceau (French)
The Mask of Zorro – Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins
The Legend of Zorro – Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones
The Princess Bride – Mandy Patinkin, Carey Elwes
Cyrano de Bergerac – Jose Ferrer
Cyrano de Bergerac – Derek Jacobi (RSC on video)
Pirates of the Carribean Trilogy
Short Sword and Classical Period
Troy – Brad Pitt
Gladiator - Russell Crowe
Spartacus – Kirk Douglas
300
Broadsword
Kingdom of Heaven - Orlando Bloom
Ivanhoe – A & E
Henry V – Kenneth Branagh
Braveheart – Mel Gibson
Highlander – Christopher Lambert
Hamlet – Mel Gibson
Tristan and Isolde
Knight’s Tale – Heath Ledger
The Vikings – Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis
Richard III – Laurence Olivier
Macbeth – Orson Wells
Macbeth – Roman Polanski
Timeline
Ironclad
King Lear - Laurence Olivier, John Hurt, Robert Lindsay
Rapier/Dagger and the Renaissance
Highlander Endgame – Adrian Paul, Christopher Lambert
Shakespeare in Love – Joseph Fiennes
Queen Margot – Sophie Marceau
Romeo & Juliet – Zefferelli
Three Musketeers – Michael York, Oliver Reed
Four Musketeers – Michael York, Oliver Reed
Hamlet – Laurence Olivier
Hamlet – Kenneth Branagh
Alatriste – Vigo Mortensen
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Rob Roy – Liam Neeson, Tim Roth
Le Bossou - Daniel Autiel
Smallsword
The Duelists – Harvey Keitel, Keith Carradine
The Count of Monte Cristo – Jim Caviezel
The Fencing Master (Spanish)
The Scarlet Pimpernel – Anthony Andrews, Ian McCellan
The Count of Monte Cristo – Richard Chamberlain, Tony Curtis
Dangerous Liaisons
Valmont
Fantasy
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Willow
Unarmed
Goldfinger – Sean Connery
From Russia with Love – Sean Connery
The Quiet Man – John Wayne
Angel and the Badman – John Wayne
Fight Club – Brad Pitt
Bourne Trilogy – Matt Damon
Barfly - Mickey Rourke
Gross Point Blank – John Cusack
Lethal Weapon 1, 2, 3 & 4
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Boxing
Rocky Series
Million Dollar Baby
Cinderella Man
Knife
The Hunted – Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio del Toro
Under Siege – Steven Segal, Tommy Lee Jones
Miscellaneous – (mixed armed/unarmed)
Goldeneye – Pierce Brosnan
Casino Royale – Daniel Craig
Quantum of Solace
Skyfall
Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
Charlie’s Angels
Mission Impossible
The Last of the Mohicans
Batman Begins
Martial Arts
Jet Li -
The One
Unleashed
Hero
Fearless
Jackie Chan -
Drunken Master
Rumble in the Bronx
Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Knights
Rush Hour
First Strike
The Tuxedo
Operation Condor
Etc.
Bruce Lee
Enter the Dragon
Etc.
Miscellaneous Martial Arts -
The Transporter
House of Flying Daggers
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Kill Bill 1 & 2
Seven Samurai
When the Last Sword is Drawn
The Last Samurai
The Matrix
Bulletproof Monk