Greatest sword fight in a movie

[Red X Unmasked]

What is the greatest sword fight you've ever seen in a movie?
IMO, the greatest has got to be the sword fight at the end of 1952 film "Scaramouche". Not only was it the greatest, but it also contains what is reported to be the longest fencing duel ever caught on film! This movie was a true classic, and so was the fight scene.

[JohnCrichton]

Conner vs. The Kurgan - Higlander

Luke vs. Darth Vader - Empire Strikes Back

Luke vs Darth Vader - Return of the Jedi

The Man in Black vs Inigo - Princess Bride

Jet Li vs. Some Other Incredible Fighter - Twin Warriors

[Stewie]

Just about any scene from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon that involved a sword was amazing.

[cross blues]

- Maximus vs. Commodus, Maximus vs. Praetorian (would-be executioners) in Gladiator, and various other scenes.

- the Bride vs. Oren Ishii and the Crazy 88s.

I can't remember character names in The Last Samurai, but the scene with Cruise and another guy fighting with wooden swords (and other men betting on how many moves until one wins) is one of the best I've ever seen.

[Hurricane V1]

There's so many, I guess my favorite would have to come from some HK action flick. Jackie Chan hardly ever uses swords but he weilded a mean one in Drunken Master 2 at the beginning.

[Aquadementia]

IMO, the greatest has got to be the sword fight at the end of 1952 film "Scaramouche".
As soon as I saw the title of this thread, that movie is what I thought of, but I couldn't remember the name.
It really is an amazing fight.
There are sequences that go on for so long uncut, there are so many obstacles, obstructions and other people they are constantly moving through.
Fantastic swashbuckeling goodness.
It's a must see.

[Borg4of3]

Scaramouche, eh? I'll have to find that.

The movie sword fight I most enjoyed was in 007 Die Another Day. Bond and Graves have a dueling contest that starts rather civilly, but after Bond causes Graves to lose his cool, they go wild in the mansion, dueling through various rooms, destroying things around them, scaring off servants and guests, grabbing new and different types of swords, cracking swords, and swinging wildly and forcefully in ways that seem like they could really do some damage.

I also enjoyed Antonio Banderas flirt-dueling against Catherine Zeta Jones in Mask of Zorro for obvious reasons :p

[oranthal]

Jet Li vs Donnie Yen in Once Upon a Time in China 2. They actually fought with staves instead of swords but it was amazing.

[screw on head]

My favorite swordfight has to be one of the many in The Mask of Zorro, but it's a little hard to choose. I really enjoy Zorro's fight with Captain Love and Don Montero in the hallway and in the courtyard after the map is stolen. The choreography, the direction, that awesome score, all of it really ties together wonderfully. The showdown between Captain Love and Zorro at the end is rightfully the best out of the bunch, and it even has some well written exchanges to boot. Course, there is that fight with Catherine Zeta Jones and Zorro in the barn too...

[DarkAngel]

What is the greatest sword fight you've ever seen in a movie?May not be the greatest, but I think my favorite was De la Vega vs Montero in "The Mask of Zorro". I think it was the weight of everything that had happened to Don Diego and what he was fighting for that did it for me. Zorro vs Captain Love, which was happening at the same time, was pretty sweet, too.

As far as actual choreography, I loved Maul vs Obi-wan and Qui-gon.

[True Noir]

Just about any scene from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon that involved a sword was amazing.
Yes, that was one truely enjoyable scene.

[JDuncan]

The swordfight between Nameless and Sky in Hero was pretty badass, so I'll go with that.

[ManicWebb]

Wesley vs. Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride. It wasn't so much of an intense fight, as it was just plain fun to watch. "I am not left-handed."

The sword-play in Crouching Tiger was good, as well. I think I enjoyed the fight between Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeow the most.

[Frank Castle]

I always enjoyed the fight in Blade between La Magra (Deacon Frost) and Blade. The fight went 100 mph and only got more intense.

[chesterfield]

What?! No Errol Flynn?!:eek: I much like "The Adventures of Robin Hood".:)

[Chris Wood]

What?! No Errol Flynn?!:eek: I much like "The Adventures of Robin Hood".:)

Yeah, that was gonna be my vote. Sir Guy versus Robin rocks.

I have to give props to Empire Strikes Back as well though.

[Beyond Batman]

Gladiator with Russel Crow. The sword fight when he was famously known as the "Spaniard" was pretty awesome. He did that scissor type motion with two swords leaving his opponent headless. :evil:

[Wesyeed]

Best sword (lightsaber) fight in a trailer: Episode 3 Revenge of the j... oops I mean of the Sith.

Favorite sword fight (fencing) movie: Cyrano de Bergerac

Can't express how awesome his fighting is in that movie.

Swashbuckling is cool...

[Damien]

The Man in Black (Wesley) VS Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride

Luke Skywalker VS Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back

The Scotts VS the English in Braveheart (pick a battle)

[OverdrivePrime]

While rapier fights don't usually float my boat, I'll have to check out this Scaramouche.

I'm leaning toward the one toward the end of Rob Roy, where Rob is up against the Englishman who raped his wife. Rob Roy fights with a claymore, the other guy fights with a rapier, and after getting stabbed several times, Robby grabs the rapier by the blade while it's still in him and with the other hand just up and cleaves the jerk from shoulder to sternum. Huzzah! :D
Several of the fights from the 13th Warrior make me very happy, as does most of Conan. Conan doesn't really have good swordsmanship, just good 'feeling' of swordsmanship. And Highlander Endgame did have some dang good stuff. I'll keep thinking, I don't really have a solid answer yet.

[A.Magik]

Stewart Granger and Mel Ferrer in Scaramouche (1952)

Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone in Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, and Richard Chamberlain vs. the Cardinal's guards in The Three Musketeers (1974)

Michael York and Christopher Lee in The Four Musketeers (1975; anyone who thought Lee was a disappointing fighter in Star Wars Episode 2 should see this one)

Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren character's father in El Cid (1961)

Ronald Colman and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

Kerwin Matthews and a Harryhausen skeleton in 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Mark Hamill and David Prowse in Return of the Jedi (1983)

Antonio Banderas' 2nd Zorro fight in Mask of Zorro (1998)

Robert Wagner and James Mason in Prince Valiant (1954)

A.Magik