Inigo shows Westley the sword his father made for the 6-fingered man ("I've never seen its equal"). How did Inigo acquire this sword? You would think that if Count Rugen was prepared to kill Domingo for the sword then he would have taken it with him. [The precise circumstances of what happened are never explained. It may be that Rugen refused to pay the full price for the sword because he considered it inadequate and thus chose to leave it behind rather than take it and possess a sword that he considers unworthy.] Answered by Tailkinker
The Princess Bride (1987) - 3 questions
Directed by Rob Reiner, starring André the Giant, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Cary Elwes, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Fred Savage, Mandy Patinkin, Mel Smith, Peter Cook, Peter Falk, Robin Wright Penn, Wallace Shawn
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Inigo shows Westley the sword his father made for the 6-fingered man ("I've never seen its equal"). How did Inigo acquire this sword? You would think that if Count Rugen was prepared to kill Domingo for the sword then he would have taken it with him. [The precise circumstances of what happened are never explained. It may be that Rugen refused to pay the full price for the sword because he considered it inadequate and thus chose to leave it behind rather than take it and possess a sword that he considers unworthy.] Answered by Tailkinker What does Miracle Max mumble before agreeing to help Inigo and Fezzik with mostly-dead Westley? It's after Inigo says "humiliations galore," as Max is turning away to get his hat. [He is just singing/babbling happily. According to the captions, he sings, "Hi diddle lick do day dee shie!" He then says, "That is a noble cause".] Has anyone verified that Christopher Guest has six fingers on his right hand in every scene? There are a few shots (other than the one showing off all the fingers) where his right hand is visible, but the black gloves make a finger count difficult. [Not meaning to shoot down your idea, but since he is wearing gloves, even if the gloves only had five fingers, it would still not be a mistake as he could easily tuck his two smallest fingers into one of the glove's fingers. I would guess that this is why he wears gloves throughout the film, as the director would surely not have gone to the trouble of making 6-fingered gloves, and the actor does not really have 6 fingers.] Answered by Jazetopher