By the Sword

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Movie Info

An ex-convict (F. Murray Abraham) returns to fencing at the academy of a ruthless champion (Eric Roberts) whose father he killed.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Jeremy Kagan
Producer:

Peter E. Strauss, Marlon Staggs
Runtime:

1h 31m
Sound Mix:

Stereo, Surround

Cast & Crew

F. Murray Abraham
Maximilian "Max" Suba

Eric Roberts
Alexander Villard

Mia Sara
Erin Clavelli

Christopher Rydell
Jim Trebor

Elaine Kagan
Rachel

Brett Cullen
Danny Gallagher

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Critic Reviews for By the Sword

By the Sword is about fencing, a sport not often covered in the movies, and it handles it in an interesting way - although the surrounding plot is a little too neat and obvious to really carry the material.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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August 10, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
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Apr 15, 2007

Plenty of swordplay fails to sharpen this standard tale of revenge set in the professional world of sword fighting.

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