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