Scaramouche Best Sword Fight Scene Ever Period 1952

[Ninjasqrlgirl]

The first time I heard of this movie was when I joined my school's fencing team in college. The coaches talked about this movie, the senior fencers talked about this movie, and opposing team fencers and coaches would talk about this movie and specifically this scene. When I finally got a copy of this movie....I would talk to new fencers about this movie. This is definitely the best fencing scene in any movie.

[Veyron722skyhook]

The fights good. The only thing that lets it down is the sword sounds.

[UncleMikeNJ]

Terrific movie, and a chance to see Janet Leigh in full magnificent color.

I was about to post this as a 100th Birthday tribute to Jose Ferrer... and then I saw that this is Mel Ferrer. Oh well.

[ragenlove93]

YOU SHOULD SEE THE WHOLE MOVIE.

[isawman1]

Not that great , Try Basil Rathbone vs Tyrone Powers !!!!

[MrMotosMandolin]

Nothing against Steward Granger, but I vote for Gene Kelly for Acrobatics, Toshiro Mifune for the real stuff.

[DecmanTrapper]

So laaaaaaame

[Mysidia79]

This isn't sword fighting. This is fencing. Two completely different things.

[TieLandProductions]

@Mysidia79

What. Fencing IS a form of sword fighting. What are you even talking about?

[Mysidia79]

@TieLandProductions Sorry you didn't get the movie reference. Red Sonja.

[SilentRaider52]

I admit, I've seen better, but during the time period when this was made, this was probably the best they could make.

[jimidee33]

@SilentRaider52 Way better than all the CG stuff today as are all the older swashbuckling films featuring Flynn and Power and some others. That don't make 'em like this anymore. Too bad. Great ole film with some great scenes and muy bueno fencing fights!

[hongbao]

What about the sabre duel between Ronald Coleman and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Coleman tries to both fence and cut the ropes to lower the drawbridge at the end of "The Prisoner of Zenda"?

[iamlengchai]

where can i buy that white stripes tight pants?

[musicologo1able]

Why films or pictures are now stubornly called "movies"?? Is it an order from "The Empire across the Atlantic??

[SnarlsAtFleas]

@musicologo1able Good morning, sir. It's been this way since 1980s if not earlier. )))

[mumandauntyglad]

@musicologo1able I am in total agreement with you. why do people call films movies, this is an americanism! We are not Americans, we are english, we don't want to become little America, we are Great britain. If these people like being little Americans, why don't they move their. FILMS not movies.

[ShireBrooks]

@mumandauntyglad

It's not an Americanism, it's a term that's existed since not long after moving pictures were invented.

[strauss12345]

@mumandauntyglad

That's an elitist thing to say. We use the term "movie" because Americans invented the moving picture and called it the movie (starting with Thomas Edison's kinetoscope). When people invent something, they earn the privilege of naming it. If "little" Americans, as you call them, didn't invent the moving picture, you wouldn't be watching youtube on your computer right now, and the same goes for the light bulb. I suppose you wish to change that name too.

[legatofancier]

For pure fencing (albeit stage fencing), I prefer the duel between Tyrone Power & Basil Rathbone in the 1940 MARK OF ZORRO. It's very contained, but it has an intensity that is hard to match. Of course, I like William Hobbs' fight choreography in the 1974 THREE MUSKETEERS & THE DUELISTS (among others).

[PedroSteckecilo]

It's a little slow but I love how rangey and athletic it is, frankly you could do much, much worse as far as swordfights go.

[ItchythaWookiee]

Yeah, but does he do the fandago?

[RadiantSilverlighter]

yawn.  im gonna go watch the sword fight in Rob Roy again.

[jtbwilliams]

Wow. As I was a fencer I was watching to complain but this fight is increadable. Exactly how one would fight using a rapier.

[berner]

To quote the great Skwisgar: "What's dis, bloods?"

Very impressive choreography

[TKDLION]

I won't say that this is pure shit...but it's definitely smeared with fecal matter. The choreography is formulaic and uninteresting. There are lots of swordfight scenes better than this. Hell, even the sword fight in The Count of Monte Cristo was better than this.

[Shegal1535]

There are so many wild sabre slashes made!

At 1:43 he should have cut scaramouche's hand on the banister!

Theres just not Good fighting going on here....I do like the use of their surroundings, but anyone familiar with fencing would tell you this:

A.) Bad footing = a hit, in this case a loss of blood.

B.)after 3 min they'd both be so full of holes you could see through them!

C.) Wide wild sabre slashing gets you stabbed!

Zorro is better imo

[SlamDunkStudios]

I guess he could do the Fandango after all.

[chrish847]

the guy with dark hair looks like LADY GAGA

[locoyogui]

Possibly the most boring sword fight ever in a movie, i think

[Schmittysniper]

I think Indigo Montoya Vs Dread Pirate Roberts aka Westly in Princess bride is better.

[kryptoknightmare]

Seriously? I almost fell asleep during this thing. Meh choreography, no music, incredibly slow paced, those puny sound effects, the almost comical emphasis on using the scenery props, not to mention the fact that it looks like they're FENCING, not FIGHTING. I'd take Errol Flynn's worst (and he was pretty bad) over this.

[Hamburgerphil]

HEY, no fighting on the harpsichord!

[gs032009]

Watched it as a teenager and loved it. IT's a classic.

[TommyQ72]

fags

[Sorrento1969]

Excellent, a classic... and how could he kill his own brother!

This scene is the best, it was from 1952... but over all it's tied between these other fight scenes:

Crouching Tiger

Rob Roy's ending

Cyrano de Bergerac (theater fight)

Thanks for posting this one, reminded me when I watched it with my dad decades ago.

[MrThejoker6000]

lol this reaaly sucks look the swordfights of the movie troy.

[Levisem17]

lmao this sword fight is SHIT, looks so fake and lame, you obviously havent seen any of the pirates of the carribean movies

[6shotJack]

My honest opinion, that was very, very good. I've always been a fan of the european style of fencing.

[rjwintl]

yea buddy ... sword fighting ...the one that's just as good is in Rob Roy where Lliam Neeson duels Tim Roth !!

[ChadLeeP51]

More like worst fight scene ever.

[BestFilmsofCentury]

@ChadLeeP51 I say good day to you sir.

[Lostprophetzzz]

@BestFilmsofCentury sorry.... i couldn't disagree more.

this is pretty good....

but it's missing something....

there's no ferocity....

you could change the dialogue to make it look like this is just a complicated exercise drill and no-one would know the difference....

they just don't quite look like they're fighting....

the mark of great choreography is making it look like there is NO choreography... and that the two are just fighting.....

this doesn't have that

[LokitheCajun]

@Lostprophetzzz There shouldn't be 'ferocity' in a gentleman's duel, which this scene successfully depicts..... By the way, I imagine the stagehands had a bone to pick with the duelists after it was over.....

[Lostprophetzzz]

@LokitheCajun don't know what you know about actual combat but no matter what the type of fight it is if the combatants are trying to kill each other than they aren't going to hold ANYTHING back....

[LokitheCajun]

@Lostprophetzzz I've been in a couple fistfights, but nothing life threatening, so I can't say I know much about it. But just because they aren't showing ferocity doesn't mean they're holding anything back. Quite the opposite in fact, for trying your damdest to kill someone neither necessitates nor excludes ferocity.

[LokitheCajun]

@BestFilmsofCentury The sound effects are really, really off, but technicalities aside, it really is the best sword fight in any movie. ever.

[AztecR3AP3R]

@ChadLeeP51 for real this is so slowly shity shit

[kamelele]

@ChadLeeP51 i put it to you that you sir are a fool

[razvanalex07]

@ChadLeeP51 It's not the worst fight scene ever, but it is the worst sword fight scene ever:D

[ragenlove93]

@ChadLeeP51 ARE YOU SERIOUS?

[gmanleader0]

I like how nobody actually helps, they just kinda... watch.. just like real life :D

[DreadedGuardian]

This is a fun movie, but this fight hardly compares to Tyrone Powers vs. Basil Rathbone.

[BestFilmsofCentury]

@DreadedGuardian Good movie, but IMO this is better. They don't speed up the FPS in Scaramouche and the choreography I think is cooler, but they both are quite impressive compared to most movies these days.

[th3warr1or]

@BestFilmsofCentury

What about the fight between Inigo Montaya and the Man In Black in Princess Bride?

[MrFrinkham]

@DreadedGuardian: Don't worry, this is apparently a CLIMATIC sword fight. It's all about barometric air pressure, and a likelihood of precipitation. Oranges and apples really.

[landuncle]

@DreadedGuardian with all of the amazing special effects and choreography we have today i cant believe people still watch these boring old movies

[airish571]

Why didn't he just push him over or punch him in face or crouch at 0:26? This would have ended the fight early and the bad guy wins...Just run him thru at 4:37? Good guy wins! Thanks for the post but I like the sword fight between Indigo and Wesley in The Princess Bride more. A little more exciting.