Sword of Freedom

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Sword of Freedom was a 1957 Sapphire Films and ITC Entertainment drama adventure series for a family audience. It ran for 39 half-hour monochrome episodes.

This swashbuckler was set in Renaissance Florence and followed the adventures of painter and swordsman Marco del Monte in his fight against the tyrannical Duke de Medici.

Contents

[edit] Main cast

  • Edmund Purdom as Marco del Monte
  • Adrienne Corri as Angelica
  • Roland Bartrop as Sandro
  • Martin Benson as the Duke de Medici
  • Kenneth Hyde as Machiavelli

Guest stars included Peter Wyngarde, Charles Gray, Paul Eddington, Southern Television chief announcer Brian Nissen, Patrick Troughton, Kenneth Williams and Doctor Who villain Roger Delgado.

[edit] Episode list

This list appears to be in production order.

  1. Francesca
  2. The Sicilian
  3. A Choice of Weapons
  4. Caterina
  5. The Hero
  6. A Portrait in Emerald Green
  7. The Duke
  8. The Eye of the Artist
  9. The Tower
  10. Alessandro
  11. The Ship
  12. The Bracelet
  13. The Princess and the Slave
  14. The Bell
  15. The Suspects
  16. A Serenade in Red
  17. A Marriage of Convenience
  18. The Value of Paper
  19. The Pagan Venus
  20. A Forgery in Red Chalk
  21. Vespucci
  22. The School
  23. The Chart of Gold
  24. The Ambassador
  25. The Lion and the Mouse
  26. Angelica's Past
  27. The Besieged Duchess
  28. Cristina
  29. The Strange Intruder
  30. The Primavera
  31. A Game of Chance
  32. The Marionettes
  33. The Reluctant Duke
  34. The Vendetta
  35. Who Is Felicia?
  36. Violetta
  37. Adrianna
  38. The Assassin
  39. The Woman in the Picture

[edit] Music

The theme music to Sword of Freedom was composed by Eric Spear, more famous for his haunting theme for Coronation Street.

[edit] External links


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