This medieval love story takes place in the days of king arthur brian aherne. It was registered by universal pictures later in 1963 lp35482 listing a date in notice of 1962. Lancelot is king arthurs most valued knight of the round table and a paragon of. This forgotten brit offering from 1963 is actually pretty good. Camelot is a 1967 american musical drama fantasy film directed by joshua logan and starring richard harris as king arthur, vanessa redgrave as guenevere, and franco nero as lancelot. Not surprisingly, wilde is lancelot and wallace guinevere. Sword of lancelot 1963 full movie lancelot and guinevere lancelot is king arthurs most valued knight of the round table and a paragon of courage and virtue.
This version put out by platinum is a poor transfer to dvd with colors, brightness and sound quality fluctuating throughout the film. This video has been uploaded, not to supplant the copies already here on the archive which look like they come from multiplegeneration masters, but at least give viewers an option. Indeed the very colorful medieval coats of arms look especially nice. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Nevertheless, there arent that many movies about the arthurian cycle, and sword of lancelot will very favorably compare with the 1953 knights of the round table even though the latter is a much better transfer. Sword of lancelot 1963 sword of lancelot 1963 user. Later arthur does pass on his sword, camelot and guinevere to lancelot. Plot excalibur is the magic sword and symbol of the kings power, forged by a god, announced by a wizard, found by a king. This film was produced in the uk and published in the uk and us concurrently. Lancelot cornell wilde is arthurs most noble knight and gives. With cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, george baker. This period action classic features cornel wilde, who also coproduced and directed this film. Lancelot uses it to defeat malagant at the climax of the final battle.
But im afraid i found him a little crusty being already in his fifties to play sir lancelot, a character ive always. The screenplay was by talbot jennings, jan lustig and noel langley from sir thomas malorys le morte darthur, first published in 1485 by william caxton. While not the definitive version of the camelot story, sword of lancelot is still reasonably watchable. Of course there is the love affair between lancelot and guinevere, play by wildes then real life wife jean wallace. Sword of lancelot photos view all photos 1 movie info. Wilde directed this effort and coproduced the film along with bernard luber. Sword of lancelot full length adventure movie, cornell. The legend of the love affair between lancelot and guinevere. Sword of lancelot 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Brian aherne was virtually type cast as arthur playing the role in prince valiant before this. The addition of the viking invasion dates only to the movie itself, but provides for some good action sequences. A film adaptation of the classic sword and sorcery hero, conan the. Arthur pledges to wed princess guinevere jean wallace and sends lancelot to protect her on the long journey back to the castle. Knights of the round table is a 1953 britishamerican historical technicolor film made by mgm in england and ireland. It stars nigel terry as arthur, nicol williamson as merlin, nicholas clay as lancelot, cherie lunghi as guenevere, helen mirren as. Sword of lancelot known as lancelot and guineveret in the uk is a british film starring cornel wilde, his reallife wife at the time, jean wallace, and brian aherne. This timeless and colorful adventure stars cornel wilde as the most famous knight of the round table, sir lancelot du lac. The film is intended to be a lighthearted action pic, similar. Things change, however, when he falls in love with queen guinevere. Cornel is a fine actor whether in costume films like at swords point 1952 or a classy film noir like the big combo.
Lancelot known by other similar names as well has appeared in a number of different versions of the arthurian legend and stories and has apparently had a number of weapons. Sword of lancelot 1963 lancelot and guinevere original title 1h 56min action, adventure, fantasy 5 june 1963 usa this period action classic features cornel wilde, who also coproduced and directed this film, as lancelot, the bravest knight of the round table. Lancelot and guinevere known as sword of lancelot in the u. The point of the arthurian film club is the rewatch the film together recently so we can have informed discussion while the memory is fresh. If you like sword of lancelot you are looking for exciting, stylized and semi serious movies about with violence, king arthur, sword fight, camelot, blood, rescue and gore themes of action, adventure and fantasy genre shot in uk. Sword of lancelot full length adventure movie lancelot of the knights of the round table falls in love with guinevere who happens to be king arthurs wife.
The film is an adaptation of the 1960 musical by alan jay lerner and frederick loewe. King arthur sword excalibur king arthur is a legendary british leader who, according to myth, folklore, medieval histories and romances, led the defence of britain against the saxon invaders in the early 6th century and established an empire over britain, ireland, iceland, norway and gaul. In and around the castle camelot, brave cornel wilde as lancelot and virtuous brian aherne as king arthur vie for the affections of lovely jean wallace as guinevere. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. As the tragic love triangle unfolds, lancelot must struggle to constrain his feelings for guinevere while taking up his sword in a bloody campaign against brutal. Lancelot is king arthurs most valued knight of the round table and a paragon of courage and virtue. This was an entertaining film and wilde knew his way around history and violence in films. His royal majesty waits at the alter of a church for his. This lesserknown version of the camelot legend is a work shaped predominantly by cornel wilde, who coproduced, directed, cowrote, and played lancelot. Overview of sword of lancelot, 1963, directed by rene dupont, with cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, at turner classic movies. Spawned from the mind of cornel wilde writer, director, and star it outlines. Over and above the gore, the film looks beautiful in the bright colors of the color film stock of the day. Malagant lowers a bridge, marches guinevere over to a ledge, then raises the bridge, trapping her within walls of.
Lancelot, one of the greatest knights in arthurian romance. Lancelot will become king after the film ends, making first knight, like the sword in the stone, a story of transformation in this case, from a cynic to a hero. Sword of lancelot 1963 action adventure fantasy youtube. Though a paragon of courage and virtue, lancelots heart belongs to queen guinevere, wife of king arthur. Sword of lancelot a good action film that is reasonably faithful to the arthurian legends as interpreted and sometimes actually written by thomas malory in the 15th century. The intricately detailed hilt is made in bronze plated metal with brass plated metal decorations. Released 1963, sword of lancelot stars cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, george baker the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 56 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Berman, it was the first film in cinemascope made by that studio. King arthur pledges to wed princess guinevere and sends his trusted knight sir lancelot to protect her on the long journey back to the. Cornel wilde, who also acted, coproduced and directed this film, as he. King arthurs brian aherne guinevere jean wallace sleeps with lancelot cornel wilde. Sword of lancelot 1965 cornel wilde feature action, drama.
Sir lancelot cornel wilde is a knight of the round table and one of king arthurs brian aherne most trusted men. Not a terrible film, but like a lot of wildes productions, there doesnt appear to be enough money to pull of what was envisioned. Sword of the valiant 1984 discussion is now open for the third film in our film club. The wizard prepares him to extract the magic sword, excalibur, that is stuck in a rock. Sword of lancelot known as lancelot and guineveret in the uk is a british film starring cornel wilde, his reallife wife at the time, jean. Directed by richard thorpe and produced by pandro s. Sword of lancelot is a british 1963 film starring cornel wilde, his reallife wife at the time, jean wallace, and brian aherne. The uk release was 2 june 1963 and the film commenced its us general release three days later. The director recalls king arthurs legend, who was born from uther and igrayne and immediately given to the sorcerer merlin. Sir lancelot sword by marto of toledo spain has a tempered steel blade, very large at the base, suddenly narrowing toward the point with a fuller groove on each side. Richard schayer, cornel wilde as jefferson pascal stars.
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