Swashbuckler films are an action-adventure subgenre often characterised by swordfighting and adventurous heroic characters, often set in Renaissance Western Europe with appropriately lavish costumes. Morality is often clear-cut, heroic characters are clearly heroic and even villains tend to have a code of honour (although this is not always the case). There is often a damsel in distress and a romantic element. The genre sometimes overlaps and int...
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Films of this genre:
- The Adventures of Robin Hood ,
- Robin Hood ,
- The Corsican Brothers ,
- The Mask of Zorro ,
- The King's Thief ,
- On Guard ,
- La Femme Musketeer ,
- Swashbuckler ,
- Captain Blood ,
- The Mark of Zorro
Titles:
- Sea Devils ,
- Pirates: Blood Brothers ,
- Cutthroat Island ,
- Ivanhoe ,
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ,
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ,
- Adventures of Don Juan ,
- Zorro, The Gay Blade ,
- The Pirates of Capri ,
- The Prince of Thieves