The Fencing Master
1992 · Movie · 88 min · ★ 6.3 · 70% critics
In pre-revolution Spain, a respected fencing master agrees to train a young woman who insists on learning his signature thrust. As their lessons deepen his fascination, her ties to a powerful nobleman pull him into a tense web of politics, romance, and suspicion that threatens his carefully ordered life.
Based on The Fencing Master
Also known as El Maestro de Esgrima
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Details
- Original title
- El maestro de esgrima
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-09-18
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (19 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a romantic historical mystery with political tension, elegant settings, and swordplay that builds suspense; Not for you if you need fast pacing, light humor, or straightforward action.
Pros: rich period atmosphere; gripping intrigue; strong duel scenes | Cons: slow pacing; uneven acting; can feel stiff
Themes
- based on novel or book
- ideology
- sword fight
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1993 · nominated
Cast & crew
Omero Antonutti
as Don Jaime Astarloa
Assumpta Serna
as Adela de Otero
Joaquim de Almeida
as Luis de Ayala
José Luis López Vázquez
as Campillo
Miguel Rellán
as Agapito Carceles
Alberto Closas
as Salanova
Elisa Matilla
as Lucía
- RG
Ramón Goyanes
as Isidro
Juan Jesús Valverde
as Carreño
Francisco Vidal
as Romero
Directed by Pedro Olea