Reclaiming the Blade
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Bonus features: commentary with director Daniel McNicoll and John Rhys-Davies, "Making of RTB", additional footage & interviews, sword training videos, "Behind WETA Workshop" featurette, "Forging a real blade" documentary, "Oakshott's classification of the sword" featurette, "New York Jedi" exclusive featurette, full online RTB diaries.
Disk 1. Reclaiming the blade ; Special features -- Disk 2. Special features.
Viggo Mortensen, Karl Urban, Richard Taylor, Bob Anderson, John Howe.
Narrator: John Rhys-Davies.
John Rhys-Davies narrates a celebration of the history, culture, and craft of swords and the legends in Hollywood and academic warriors who brandish them. He explores the Medieval and Renaissance blade which was handcrafted by master artisans of old, and highlights today's cinematic tribute to the beauty and necessity of the sword through films such as Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and the Pirates of the Caribbean.
DVD, NTSC, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, widescreen, dual layer.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Clemson, SC : Galatia Films, c2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 2 videodiscs (78 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1934895156
9781934895153
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Mortensen, Viggo, 1958-
Urban, Karl, 1972-
Taylor, Richard.
Anderson, Bob.
Howe, John, 1957-
Rhys-Davies, John.
Black, Erica.
McNicoll, Daniel.
Weta Workshop.
Royal Armouries (Great Britain)
Galatia Films (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Swords -- History.
Swordplay in motion pictures -- History.
Swordsmen in motion pictures -- History.
Swordplay -- History.
Historical films.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.