Swashbuckler film
Subgenre of the adventure film genre / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Swashbuckler (disambiguation).
A swashbuckler film is characterised by swordfighting and adventurous heroic characters, known as swashbucklers. While morality is typically clear-cut, heroes and villains alike often, but not always, follow a code of honor. Some swashbuckler films have romantic elements, most frequently a damsel in distress. Both real and fictional historical events often feature prominently in the plot.