3K reactions · 266 shares |  Fact: In The Princess Bride (1987), Mandy Patinkin, who played Inigo Montoya, practiced fencing daily for months to perform his sword-fighting scenes convincingly and safely. | Hoenest | Facebook

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TIL that the fencing techniques mentioned in the Princess Bride sword fight scene were all real fencing masters of the 16th and 17th centuries. ----- Inigo Montoya: [Both characters are engaged in a sword fight] You are using Bonetti's Defense against me, ah? Man in Black: I thought it fitting considering the rocky terrain. Inigo Montoya: Naturally, you must suspect me to attack with Capa Ferro? Man in Black: Naturally... but I find that Thibault cancels out Capa Ferro. Don't you? Inigo Montoya: