By the Sword

"They come from everywhere to challenge their fate..."

Sep 23 1993 R 1h 31m
Adventure, Drama, Sport

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.

Plot

A mysterious man, Suba, gets himself a job at a fencing academy, and as he learns the way of the students, the school, and its maestro, they learn that there's more to him than meets the eye. He gains (or regains?) his fencing skills and his philosophy of teaching clashes with the maestro's. As they are thrown into conflict, Suba and the maestro's past appear to be linked. And the resolution of their mysterious relationship may be a duel to the death.

Written by

James Donadio, John McDonald

Directed by

Jeremy Kagan

Cast

F. Murray Abraham, Eric Roberts, Mia Sara

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Film Horizon

Languages

Español, English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
By The Sword Trailer 1994
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