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6.2/10 TV Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 21 February 1958 Number of episodes 39 | 7.6/10 IMDb Original language(s) English Final episode date 21 March 1961 Number of seasons 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Edmund PurdomAdrienne CorriRoland Bartrop Similar The Adventures of Robin, The Four Just Men, The Adventures of Sir Lan, Interpol Calling, The Buccaneers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sword of freedom intro s1 1957
Sword of Freedom was a 1958 drama adventure series for a family audience. Like several of its predecessors (most notably The Adventures of Robin Hood), it was produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and fitted into the same swashbuckler genre as previous productions. It ran for 39 half-hour monochrome episodes.
Contents
- Sword of freedom intro s1 1957
- Sword of freedom
- Plot
- Cast and characters
- Recurring characters
- Episode list
- Music
- DVD
- References
Sword of freedom
Plot
Marco del Monte is a young Republican artist living in sixteenth century Renaissance Florence. The city is ruled by the tyrant Duke de Medici. Marco's girlfriend is Angelica, a beautiful former pickpocket. Sandro is Marco's friend and confidant. Machiavelli is the Duke's advisor, and Captain Rodrigo is the head of the Medici forces. The series depicts the struggles of the Republicans to combat the attempts of the Duke to strengthen his position and make himself a dictator.
Cast and characters
Recurring characters
Guest stars included Joan Plowright Peter Wyngarde, Charles Gray, Paul Eddington, Brian Nissen, Patrick Troughton, Kenneth Williams and Roger Delgado.
Episode list
Airdate is for ATV Midlands ITV regions varied date and order. Production order as the Network DVD
Filmed during 1957-1958. Production Nos 101, 117-139 at Walton Studios, Walton on Thames, England and 102-108 at Alliance Film Studios, Twickenham, England
Music
The theme music to Sword of Freedom was composed by Eric Spear, more famous for his haunting theme for Coronation Street.
DVD
Network DVD released the series on a 5-disc region 2 set in June 2010.