Swashbuckler films are an action-adventure subgenre often characterised by swordfighting and adventurous heroic characters, often set in an approximate
Early modern period with appropriately lavish costumes. Morality is often clear-cut, heroic characters are clearly heroic and even villains tend to have a code of honour (although this is not always the case). There is often a
damsel in distress and a
romantic element.
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