vallo13 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 MikeBSG, If you liked 1952's "The Crimson Pirate" you'll also enjoy Lancaster and Cravat in 1950's "The Flame and the Arrow" with Virginia Mayo. A Little like Robin Hood, but with tongue in cheek. vallo Link to post Share on other sites
ladyofshalott Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Errol Flynn, hands down, is the most famous and best swashbuckler of ALL time! Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki82 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 For me it has to be Mr. Flynn. Hey Jean Marie, love those Errol pics, he is such a gorgeous man. Link to post Share on other sites
PirateMoviesRule Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Re: Favourite Swashbuckler? Posted: Jan 8, 2007 5:06 AM in response to: Blaisekey Reply So far, "At Sword's Point" with Maureen O'Hara is the one that stands out for me. I like swashbucklers with female characters who are called upon to fence or swordfight. It's fun watching those duels, where the lady proves herself the equal of the person she's duelling. I would love to see these movies, only a few of which I've ever seen, all or most apparently featuring women in swashbuckling roles, on TCM. "The Wife of Monte Cristo" (Lenore Aubert) "The Lion of St. Mark (Il Leone Di San Marco)" (Gianna Maria Canale) "The Swordsman of Siena" (Sylva Koscina) "Against All Flags" (Maureen O'Hara). "Queen of the Pirates" (Gianna Maria Canale) "Tiger of the Seven Seas" (Gianna Maria Canale) "Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl" (Sonia Sorrell) "Abbott & Costello Meet Captain Kidd" (Hillary Brooke) "Diane" (Lana Turner). "The Lady in the Iron Mask" (Patricia Medina) "Anne of the Indies" (Jean Peters) "The King's Pirate" (Jill St. John). "Isabella" (Brigitte Skay) "The Demi-Bride" (Norma Shearer) "When Knighthood was in Flower" (Marion Davies) "Those Who Love (A los que aman)" (Monica Bellucci) "The Fencing Master (El Maestro de esgrima)" (Assumpta Serna). "Cyrano and D'Artagnan" (Sylva Koscina) --------------------------------------------------------------------- PirateMoviesRulz Says: I agree, and to add on too that: The Sea Hawk (1940)-Flynn The Buccaneer (1959) Buccaneer's Girl (1950) Blackbeard,The Pirate (1952) Captain Pirate (1952) Anne of the Indies (1951)-as you mentioned Against all Flags (1952)-as you mentioned The Crimson Pirate (1952) Pirates of Tortuga (1961) Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) The Last of the Buccaneers The Spanish Main Captain Blood (1935)- Flynn I would love to see all the pirate movies myself, because alot of the classics are better than some of todays pirate movies in my opinion.Im hoping TCM will play these eventually. As for Flynn, he was one of my favorite swashbucklers out of all the pirate movies. null Link to post Share on other sites
flynnfan52 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 As you can tell by my name, my answer is Errol Flynn. But I also love the Three Muskateer movie with Michael York and Richard Chamberlain. I saw it in the theatre 13 times. I have never seen the long version again which is a shame as there was so much comedy with Chamberlain. Also Timothy Dalton has done quite a few movies in England with a sword in his hand and one my favorites is called The Kings ****. Although he's not really a swashbuckler in it. Link to post Share on other sites
sundown Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 only one for me yes its errol flynn Link to post Share on other sites
orsondewelles Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Blood! Blood! Blood! oops, sorry. I mean Flynn! Flynn! Flynn! and by a long shot. although Tyrone Power had his moments. Orson www.classicfilmfreak.com Link to post Share on other sites
Grendell Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 > {quote:title=flynnfan52 wrote:} > As you can tell by my name, my answer is Errol Flynn.{quote} Flynn is above and beyond. As is Douglas Fairbanks. > {quote:title=flynnfan52 wrote:} But I also love the Three Musketeer movie with Michael York and Richard Chamberlain. I saw it in the theatre 13 times. I have never seen the long version again which is a shame as there was so much comedy with Chamberlain. {quote} Richard Lester's Musketeer movies are personal favorites. York as nimble as Fairbanks, Chamberlain is oh so witty, Frank Finley is comically brilliant, Oliver Reed is darkly brooding and hilarious in turns, and Roy Kinnear is the funniest sidekick ever, The real swashbuckler is Williams Hobbs, the fight arranger for these movies and many other modern classics. Link to post Share on other sites
mrroberts Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I'll take Jean Peters (Anne Of The Indies) Link to post Share on other sites
nrgrms Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 With deference to Flynn and the classic swashbucklers I vote for William Hobbs, a fight arranger with a truckload of masterful fights to his credit. The Lester Musketeers - Hobbs has a cameo as a 'drunk' who challenged Porthos to a duel. The Duelist The final duel from Dangerous Liaisons - a personal favorite. The final duel from Rob Roy - another favorite. Robin and Marian etc.... Edited by: nrgrms on Jul 5, 2010 3:18 PM Link to post Share on other sites
ccmiller1492 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 And don't forget, swashbuckler lovers, there were a lot of good European ones made, too, with the likes of Jean Marais, Jacques Sernas, Pierre Cressoy, Frank Latimore, Lex Barker, Georges Marchal, Gerard Barray and others. Ruy Blas Il Falco Rosso (The Red Falcon) The Devil's Cavaliers Son of the Red Corsair Tyrant of Castile Surcouf Chevalier de Pardailllon Adventures of Mary Read and many more Link to post Share on other sites
Billie34 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Errol Flynn is my favorite swashbuckler with all the movies he was in with using a sword very well. Link to post Share on other sites
m9rpvl21gko Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 dear friend i agree with both the favorites i like flynn and granger they are both fantastic and i hope they are going to have a stewart granger month next month i would love to have a bunch of his movies in my dvd collection. well that is all i can think of. a friend Link to post Share on other sites
E_FlynnFan09 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Of sourse my favorite all time swashbuckler is, Errol Flynn. He is the best in my opinion. He uses the sword very well. Edited by: E_FlynnFan09 on Jul 2, 2011 2:39 PM Link to post Share on other sites
randyishere Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Cornel Wilde was excellent using a sword/sabre in At Sword's Point. He really looked like he had been fencing for years. I was impressed. I think Cornel is right up there with Tyrone and Errol as a top swashbuckler hero. They're all great to watch in these action flicks. Link to post Share on other sites
flash70 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I also would consider Flynn to be my favorite...BUT the best duel I've ever seen in a movie has to be Tyrone Power vs. Basil Rathbone in "Mark of Zorro'! Link to post Share on other sites
nrgrms Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 The best duel? Toughy. At this moment, either Neeson vs. Roth at the end of Rob Roy or Malkovich vs. Reeves (believe it or not, Keanu) at the end of Dangerous Liaisons. Or any of a number of clashes Carradine vs Keitel in Ridley Scott's first film, The Duelists. Link to post Share on other sites
speedracer5 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I am going to have to go with the majority here-- I love Errol Flynn. He is fantastic in "The Adventures of Robin Hood" and "Captain Blood." He's charming, gorgeous, and knows his way around a sword. I just love him. I could watch that man in anything, even if he was in a film where all he did was go grocery shopping for two hours. It'd be the greatest grocery shopping movie of all time. "The Crimson Pirate" was pretty good. I loved all the acrobatics and silliness of that film. But Burt Lancaster was no Errol Flynn. Don't get me wrong though, Burt Lancaster is excellent; but given the choice between the two, I'd have to go with Mr. Flynn. Link to post Share on other sites
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