By the Sword (1991)
They come from everywhere to challenge their fate...
An elderly man named Max comes to the famous fencing coach Villar and asks to take him on as a coach. But the coach does not like his weapon technique, and he only takes Max as a cleaner.
- Date of release
- 1991-10-07
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (33)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jeremy Kagan
Casting
- F. Murray Abraham — Suba
- Eric Roberts — Villard
- Mia Sara — Clavelli
- Christopher Rydell — Trebor
- Elaine Kagan — Rachel
- Brett Cullen — Gallagher
- Doug Wert — Hobbs
Interesting facts
By the Sword is a 1991 sports action film starring F. Murray Abraham and Eric Roberts as world-class fencers. Directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan, this is the first feature film about fencing. Although some reviews of its 1993 U.S. theatrical release noted favorably the lead acting and action sequences, the screenplay was considered "terrible".
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