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Reclaiming the Blade is a american film of genre Drama directed by Daniel McNicoll released in USA on 15 april 2009 with Viggo Mortensen

Reclaiming the Blade (2009)

Reclaiming the Blade
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Released in USA 15 april 2009
Length 1h18
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Documentary,    Action,    Adventure
Rating76% 3.8398953.8398953.8398953.8398953.839895

Reclaiming the Blade is a documentary written and directed by Daniel McNicoll and produced by Galatia Films on the topic of swords. Reclaiming the Blade was a number one movie rental on iTunes. The feature length film was distributed by Starz and Anchor Bay Entertainment

Notable interviewees from the film industry include Viggo Mortensen, Karl Urban, Richard Taylor, and Hollywood sword master Bob Anderson (fencing instructor to Errol Flynn and Johnny Depp among others). Interviewed as an expert on swordmaking was bladesmith Paul Champagne.

Narration is by British actor John Rhys-Davies. The documentary was produced with the support of Peter Jackson, Weta Workshop, Skywalker Sound and the Royal Armouries.

The soundtrack for the film, which included major label artists and an orchestral score from David James Nielsen, was released on Lakeshore Records. Commentary track from director Daniel McNicoll and John Rhys-Davies included details on the making of the film and Rhys-Davies experiences with swordplay on the London stage.

Seven Western Martial Arts - WMA - groups located in five countries in Europe provide footage for Reclaiming the Blade: Arts of Mars (Germany), Boar’s Tooth Fight School (UK), de Taille et d’Estoc (France), Ringschule Wrocław, ARMA-PL (Poland), Schola Gladiatoria (UK), Stockholm’s Historical Fencing Society (Sweden), The School of Traditional Medieval Fencing (UK).

Actors

Viggo Mortensen

(Self)John Rhys-Davies

(Narrator (voice))Karl Urban

(Self)Bob Anderson

(Self)
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