Over the holidays I re-watched The Court Jester (1955) starring Danny Kaye & Basil Rathbone. It’s my favorite Danny Kaye movie and very much a spoof of other more serious swashbucklers. Like The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938) starring Errol Flynn & Basil Rathbone that I also managed to re-watch over the holidays. Yeah, I was in that kind of mood.
Anyway, it got me curious so I looked online to see if I could find any lists of the best movie sword fights. There are a lot of lists out there because apparently it’s a popular question. The one I liked the best had more older movies and some of them I haven’t even seen. Yet.
One of the most popular of all cinematic action sequences has always been the sword fight. Scenes of this nature give actors a chance to learn new skills or, in the case of many actors in Old Hollywood, show off existing fencing techniques. Classic actors from Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone to Kevin Kline have proven themselves ample in a swordfight.10 Best Sword Fights In Movie History
Tangent question, did 1938 have any bad movies?