Episode
Tales of the Unexpected: The Vorpal Blade
Overview
Elderly Teuton Von Baden recalls two men's duel to the death during his student days in Germany.
Details
- Series
- Tales of the Unexpected
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1983-05-28
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
The Vorpal Blade is Episode 8 in Series 6 of Tales of the Unexpected. It aired on 1983-05-28. The runtime is 26 min.
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