Reclaiming the Blade (2009)
2009, Film, 90 min, Documentary, English, United States, MoviePedia score 64
In a confusing and ambiguous world, nothing makes more sense than a good, old-fashioned sword fight.
The Medieval and Renaissance blade, a profound and beautiful object handcrafted by master artisans of old. An object of great complexity, yet one with a singular use in mind- it is designed to kill. The truth of the sword has been shrouded in antiquity, and the Renaissance martial arts that brought it to being are long forgotten. The ancient practitioners lent us all they knew through their manuscripts. As gunslingers of the Renaissance they were western heroes with swords, and they lived and died by them. Yet today their history remains cloaked under a shadow of legend.
Directed by Daniel McNicoll
Cast
- Viggo Mortensen as Self
- Karl Urban as Self
- John Rhys-Davies as Narrator
- Richard Taylor as Self
- Bob Anderson as Self
- John Howe as Self
- Fabrice Cognot
- Gordon Hart
- Sydney Anglo as Self
- Paul Champagne as Self
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