Best movie sabre duel

The best sabre movie fencing. IHMO
Scene from polish movie Deluge, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman, released in 1974. The film is based on a novel by the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz. It was nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar in 1974.
Cast: Daniel Olbrychski as Kmicic, Tadeusz Łomnicki as Wołodyjowski

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Film & Animation

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• Kmicic
• Wołodyjowski
• pojedynek
• duel
• potop
• deluge
• duellist

[lonetiger74]

no offense.......but I don´t get what the fuck are they saying.......translation needed......

[SoerenLorenson]

2:18 going for backstab

[BeatlesToJestCos]

"...Kończ waść..." epickie po wsze czasy !

[chrobry]

@GothRevolutionary

True that, Zulu would be laughed at in Europe (especially in winter); while Knight in full plate would sure as heck make a good BBQ in Africa. Zulu wouldn't need to fight them just get some BBQ sauce ready and wait few minutes.

[chrobry]

@GothRevolutionary

I just think it is sad that so many people believe in movies as a source of history. Samurai couldn't cut a steel in half, nor kill 20 man with one swing. Chinese people can't fly, and Knights were not just tin cans , and for that matter Spartans didn't fight naked.

Heh don't take me wrong movies are fun though ;)

[chrobry]

@GothRevolutionary

Why thank you :) History is my passion.

Sure weapon matters, without a doubt. However weapons were adopted to function, style, culture etc.. They evolved as needed, and as technology advanced, and sometimes for pure fashion (such as Small Sword). Katana is certainly a great weapon for its circumstances, but it isn't superior necessarily to others which were used for different needs. And I for one would take .45 over Katana anyway ;)

[GothRevolutionary]

@chrobry they will more than likely win. But then again would be a matter of terrain as well. There are so many factors to battles lol.

[GothRevolutionary]

@chrobry I've clearly been bested in research here. But this has definitely been an enlightening experience when it comes to weapons of old. I agree with you that it all matters on the warrior not the weapon. That one X factor that can't be calculated (unless you play Dawn of War ^_^). But the weapon does matter somewhat. Because fighting also takes supplies and equipment. You could have the most spirited warrior armed with a rock but if the other warrior has a any one of those swords

[chrobry]

@GothRevolutionary

Argh, this is like trying to write a book on a napkin.

Basically my point is that Katana isn't magic, it is an excellent cutter probably best example of such, although even there Falchion, Scimitar, or Hungarian sword (name escapes me for a moment) would certainly give it run for its money.

Szabla (saber from above movie) was superior on horse, but in melee I would take Katana. But it would be warrior that would determine victory NOT type of a sword.

[chrobry]

@GothRevolutionary

Pattern welded Sword (to pick on example) was most certainly equivalent to Katana.

Overall quality of production of Long Sword and Katana are about equivalent. Keep in mind that European Sword Maker weren't glorified Black Smiths who stopped making Horse Shoes just long enough to shape sword, and go back to Horse Shoes. They were very highly skilled crafters working in very highly quality material.