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Sword Fishing

Sword Fishing

6,1 /10 (12 Votes)
1939 EN 10 min

Overview

A group of fishermen, including Howard Hill, "the world's greatest archer," go in search of marlin off the California coast. With a fishing line attached to his arrow, Hill plans to spear the fish, which would then be brought aboard the boat by rod and reel.

Release date

21/10/1939

Votes

12

Popularity

1.3

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

10 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2025-07-27

⭐ 6

There is some really impressive slo-motion photography in this short documentary narrated by Ronald Reagan, but I really couldn’t help but feel sorry for the marlin! It’s archery champion Howard Hill who is showing off his prowess on a yacht, effortlessly impaling flying fish to be used as bait, and then targeting these 250lb giants of the sea with an arrow adapted to host quite a substantial hook that really gives the fish precious little chance at all. He does have a fellow fisherman on his boat who, given the size of their quarry, keeps the end of his fishing rod in quite a precarious posit…

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