Swashbucklers
The pen may be mightier than the sword but Hollywood was quick to realise that good vs evil with a couple of biros wasn't going to cut it in the action stakes. Epitomised by the likes of Errol Flynn (pictured with Basil Rathbone in 'Robin Hood') and Douglas Fairbanks Sr and Jr, the typical swashbuckler was a dazzling swordsman, a fearless adventurer with courage in his heart, romance on his mind and a spring in his step. So buckle your swash and get ready for some rollicking old style entertainment.
Beowulf and Grendel (2005)
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Gerard Butler, Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson, Sarah Polley
Adapted from the epic Anglo-Saxon poem, and shot amidst the bleakly stunning vistas of Iceland, this fantasy adventure stars Stellan Skarsgard as a ki... Read more
Time Bandits (1980)
7/10
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: David Warner, Ian Holm, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall...
An adventure-fantasy comedy directed by Monty Python's Terry Gilliam featuring John Cleese, Sean Connery and Shelley Duvall, about six dwarfs who esco... Read more
Sharpe Vol. 4: Sharpe's Regiment / Sharpe's Siege / Sharpe's Mission (1996)
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Sean Bean, Abigail Cruttenden, Nicholas Farrell, Darragh O'Malley, Hugh Fraser,...
'Sharpe's Regiment' - England 1813, Sharpe and Harper uncover corruption and wrong-doing galore whilst investigating the recruit shortages in the Brit... Read more
Sharpe Vol. 3: Sharpe's Gold / Sharpe's Battle / Sharpe's Sword (1995)
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Sean Bean, Darragh O'Malley, James Purefoy, Emily Mortimer, Ian McNeice
'Sharpe's Gold' - Spain 1813, Major Richard Sharpe is assigned the task of trading guns for English deserters. He must pit his wits against El Casco.... Read more
Captain Blood (1935)
7.8/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Lionel Atwill, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn is the young physician, sentenced to slavery, who's rescued by Olivia de Havilland and begins a life of piracy on the high seas. Superb sw... Read more
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Captain Horatio Hornblower (1950)
7.4/10
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty
This thrilling adventure saga stars Gregory Peck as a British naval officer caught in the crossfire between the Spanish, the French and a Central Amer... Read more
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
6.9/10
Director: Brian Henson
Starring: Tim Curry, Kermit the Frog, Billy Connolly
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about loyalty and pirate loot becomes an entertaining mix of adventure, music and muppet madness in this romp s... Read more
Sharpe Vol. 5: Sharpe's Revenge / Sharpe's Justice / Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Sean Bean, Darragh O'Malley, Abigail Cruttenden, Hugh Fraser, Brian Cox, Elizabe...
The final three episodes in this series. In 'Sharpe's Revenge' having been accused of stealing Naploeon's treasure, abandoned by his wife and sought... Read more
Hornblower 7: Loyalty (2003)
Director: Andrew Grieve
Starring: Lorcan Cranitch, Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Julia Sawalha, Barb...
Our man Horatio takes advantage of his time off and falls in love, but it's not long before he's called back as the Commander of the Hotspur and he se... Read more
Robin and Marian (1976)
6.6/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Nicol Williamson, Richard Harris, Den...
Richard Lester continues the high-spirited Robin Hood adventure as Robin regroups the members of his Sherwood Forest band when King John assumes the t... Read more