The swordsman is similar to other columbia films of the era, such as a thousand and one nights 1945 and the bandit of sherwood forest 1946, insofar as it is an exquisitely beautiful viewing experience. English or spanish 2 audio tracks dvdrip avi xvid, 2103 kbps 704x512 25. Before showrunning game of thrones, a show that confusingly features at least five of the best swordsmenwomen in westeros, david benioff wrote a movie called troy. The east is red, the third movie in the trilogy, also known. The butcher, the chef and the swordsman follows the journey of a mystical blade as. King hu was credited as the director but allegedly left the project midway, and the film was completed by a team led by producer tsui hark. Loosely based on homers the iliad, the film follows achilles brad pitt, a literal demigod, in his quest to defeat hector and agamemnon along the way, achilles proves he is skilled with a sword, and due to his ancestry. A swordsman is a practitioner of swordsmanship swordsman may also refer to. The film was based on an original script by wilfrid pitit. Toshiro mifune toshiro and his iconinc pose yojimbo. In paris, dartagnan meets treville, the captain of king louis xiiis musketeers, and asks to join aramis, porthos and athos, the kings best musketeers, by whom he had been goodnaturedly fooled on the road to paris.
Swordsman has to be the most underrated film in the history of modernday cinema. Blademaster and his martial arts school decide to retire to a distant mountain. The 1991 hong kong actioner swordsman iior the legend of the swordsman, as this dvd edition would have itcontinues the curious hk cinema tradition of sequels that are superior to the original. The marshal of medicine bend, calem ware randolph scott, tries to keep peace in a lawless town whilst trying to prevent himself. The film is also known as the marshal of medicine bend in the united states. The film is adapted from louis chas novel the smiling, proud wanderer. Swordsman and enchantress 1978 focusing on the best in asian movie entertainment. Swordsman disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the swordsman. Enough of history, the swordsman is a good movie, and being someone of partial scottish heritage, 164th, i liked seeing a film set in scotland with all the tartans accurately displayed, a lot of work went into making sure the tartans were accurate for all the clans represented. The swordsman 1948 full movie download full hd youtube. The film grossed a total of 375 million lire, making it the highestgrossing italian film of 1948. Similarities between this film and ang lees kung fu epic are not surprising. Miller overview the colossally popular zatoichi films make up the longestrunning action series in japanese history and created one of the screens great heroes. Wai and the scripture with no words, but id never before seen the first film.
The zatoichi films flourished during the extraordinary era in japanese filmmaking when the traditional period film was reconfigured in such masterpieces as akira kurosawas yojimbo 1961 and sanjuro 1962, masaki kobayashis harakiri 1962 and samurai rebellion 1967, kihachi okamotos the sword of doom 1966, hideo goshas goyokin. A discussion about swordsmanship in movies just can not be complete without this great actor who has been face of japanese samurai genre along with akira kurosawa. Lewis, with larry parks, ellen drew, george macready, at turner classic movies. On the road with zatoichi the current the criterion.
Set in the ming dynasty, swordsman tells the story of the happygolucky ling wuchung sam hui, a man whos as adept at drinking and singing as he is at swordplay, and his tomboy sidekick kiddo cecilia yip. Lewis, edgar buchanan, ray collins, ellen drew, george macready, larry parks, marc platt. Just another film from yesteryear that i thought might fit into my collection. Ellen drew and larry parks in the swordsman 1948 robert shayne in the swordsman 1948 ellen. The duo are given the simple task of delivering their masters. Snakes, rogue samurai, and black magic all factor into. The swordsman 1948 is a scottish adventure film from columbia pictures distinguished by its beautiful technicolor cinematography. Watch the swordsman full movie in hd visit movie 342670 the swordsman full movie watch online the swordsman full english full mov.
It is arguably superior to swordsman 2 and its beyond me why this film isnt hyped up more than it is. The audience at the film retrospective enjoyed the movie immensely and i dare say, more than they enjoyed swordsman 2 which, in all fairness, suffered from. Film noir with tom conway as captain hugh bulldog drummond 64 minutes. Swordsman article about swordsman by the free dictionary. I happened to pick up this title about a year ago and on my shelf it sat. Lewis and starring randolph scott and angela lansbury. The swordsman 1948 changes the movie database tmdb. A film that always makes the top ten list of martial arts masterpieces, this 1967 classic is as timeless today as upon its original release.
The fate of swordsman is a 2017 chinese film directed by zoe qin. It may be called the swordsman, but the true star is ellen drew as lady barbara who endlessly races about to foil the dastardly plans that could endanger peace between the macarden and glowan families. The followup to director ching sui tongs 1990 epic swordsman picks up the complicated plot threads. The swordsman is a 1948 american swashbuckler film directed by joseph h. The swordsman 1947 young 18thcentury lovers larry parks, ellen drew are caught between their longfeuding scottish clans. O espadachim 1948 filme the swordsman 1948 film qwe. The female leads, pan yintse and chiao chiao, went on to become some of shaw brothers most important lady fighters, and wang followed up his onearmed swordsman triumph with numerous sequels. Lewis, larry parks, ellen drew, george macready july 15, 2015 in the eighteenth century, in scotland, families and. On swordsman and swordsman 2 swordsman 2 is a film ive known for years, having first encountered it during the jet li boom of the late 90s my theatre used to run hk double features all the time, this is where i first saw it, paired i think with dr.
Swordsman definition, a person who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword. In 1625, dartagnan, an eager young swordsman living in the small village of gascon, france, sets out for paris to seek a better life. In the xviii century in scotland, the mcarden and glowan clans stood a violent and long hostility. This seminal early90s martial arts film concerns a stolen fighting manual and the melee which ensues when its owners try to retrieve it. Swordsman comics, a marvel comics character swordsman online, a martial arts mmorpg from perfect world entertainment. The swordsman 1990 a young swordsman inadvertently takes delivery of a sacred scroll, which has been stolen from the emperors library. Overview of the swordsman, 1947, directed by joseph h. Lewiss technicolor spectacle the swordsman takes place.
The end result is a scottish swashbuckler about trying to avoid senseless violence. But it is in the 1990 film swordsman that the epic story truly begins. The swordsman 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Drunken master ii, the third and fourth police story movies, and a slew of others. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The film was also released in the united states as les miserables in march 1952.
The swordsman was one of hus last films, and revived the swordsmen genre in hong kong. The swordsman, also known as swordsman, is a 1990 hong kong wuxia film. Not every zatoichi film qualifies as great cinema, but even when the series falters a bit, every single one of these films is still well worth your time. With larry parks, ellen drew, george macready, edgar buchanan. With an entirely new set of actors, this movie continues the story from swordsman 1990. Features shaolin male only wutang splendor falconer harmony sun and moon five venoms female only zephyr house tong emei infinity na damage 1v1 pvp. The swordsman 1948 01021948 us adventure 1h 20m user score. It is adapted from the popular online game jian wang 3 jx3. A lawless street is a 1955 american technicolor western film directed by joseph h.