Historical swordplay may have long since become unfashionable in Hollywood, but has remained intermittently popular across the channel, two of which – Philippe de Broca's 1997 Le Bossu and Bertrand Tavernier's 1994 D'Artagnan's Daughter (La fille de d'Artagnan) – have been announced for a UK DVD release in October from Second Sight.

The ruthless Count Gonzague (Fabrice Luchini – Molière, Full Moon In Paris) is in line to inherit a fortune from his dashing cousin the Duc de Nevers (Vincent Perez – Cyrano de Bergerac, Time Regained) and won't let anyone stand in his way, hiring young swordsman Largardère (Auteuil – Jean de Florette, The Lost Son) to kill the Duke. But the young Largardère switches his allegiance and leaves Paris with de Nevers who is set to marry the mother of his love child. Gonzague leads his henchmen into a bloody battle at the wedding where many lives are lost and Largardère is left holding the baby. Largardère assumes the disguise of a hunchback to avenge the murder of his friend.

Adapted from the historical novel by Paul Féval, Le Bossu is an award-winning film with a BAFTA nomination, a César award and another eight César nominations.

Philippe Noiret plays famed swordsman D'Artagnan alongside Sophie Marceau as the eponymous daughter, a determined Eloise, in this action-packed swashbuckling tale.

Eloise eschews her talents with the sword to concentrate on her studies at a convent, but trouble comes knocking in the form of a slave seeking refuge from the clutches of the evil Duke Of Crassac (Claude Rich). The Duke's soldiers retaliate by murdering the Mother Superior (Pascale Roberts) and his nefarious plot to destabilise the country becomes apparent. The feisty Eloise enlists of the help of her father the legendary musketeer D'Artagnan to overthrow the dastardly Duke.

Le Bossu and D'Artagnan's Daughter will be released individually on UK DVD on 4th October by Second Sight at the RRP of £19.99 apiece. No extras have been listed for either title.