Lancelot uses it to defeat malagant at the climax of the final battle. 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 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. 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. With cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, george baker. After an exhaustive search, harington and kinnaman were picked to play king arthur and his most loyal knight, lancelot, respectively. A film adaptation of the classic sword and sorcery hero, conan the. The legend of the love affair between lancelot and guinevere. 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. 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. Spawned from the mind of cornel wilde writer, director, and star it outlines.
King arthurs brian aherne guinevere jean wallace sleeps with lancelot cornel wilde. 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. 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. This forgotten brit offering from 1963 is actually pretty good. Plot excalibur is the magic sword and symbol of the kings power, forged by a god, announced by a wizard, found by a king. 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. 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. Sword of lancelot 1963 action adventure fantasy youtube. Cornel wilde, who also acted, coproduced and directed this film, as he. 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. His royal majesty waits at the alter of a church for his.
Excalibur is a 1981 american epic medieval fantasy film directed, produced, and cowritten by john boorman that retells the legend of king arthur and the knights of the round table, based on the 15thcentury arthurian romance le morte darthur by thomas malory. 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. Sword of lancelot photos view all photos 1 movie info. Of course there is the love affair between lancelot and guinevere, play by wildes then real life wife jean wallace. Lancelot, one of the greatest knights in arthurian romance.
Sword of lancelot is a british 1963 film starring cornel wilde, his reallife wife at the time, jean wallace, and brian aherne. The addition of the viking invasion dates only to the movie itself, but provides for some good action sequences. 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. Arthur pledges to wed princess guinevere jean wallace and sends lancelot to protect her on the long journey back to the castle.
Cornel is a fine actor whether in costume films like at swords point 1952 or a classy film noir like the big combo. It was registered by universal pictures later in 1963 lp35482 listing a date in notice of 1962. Richard schayer, cornel wilde as jefferson pascal stars. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Lancelot is king arthurs most valued knight of the round table and a paragon of courage and virtue. Knights of the round table is a 1953 britishamerican historical technicolor film made by mgm in england and ireland. Indeed the very colorful medieval coats of arms look especially nice. 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.
This timeless and colorful adventure stars cornel wilde as the most famous knight of the round table, sir lancelot du lac. 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. Things change, however, when he falls in love with queen guinevere. 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. Im told that even though warner bros dated the film for a march 15, 20 release and cast game of thrones kit harington to play arthur and the killings joel kinnaman to play lancelot, the. Sword of lancelot 1965 cornel wilde feature action, drama. 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. 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. Overview of sword of lancelot, 1963, directed by rene dupont, with cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, at turner classic movies. Brian aherne was virtually type cast as arthur playing the role in prince valiant before this. This was an entertaining film and wilde knew his way around history and violence in films. Lancelot cornell wilde is arthurs most noble knight and gives. The director recalls king arthurs legend, who was born from uther and igrayne and immediately given to the sorcerer merlin. The film is intended to be a lighthearted action pic, similar. Directed by richard thorpe and produced by pandro s.
The intricately detailed hilt is made in bronze plated metal with brass plated metal decorations. Malagant lowers a bridge, marches guinevere over to a ledge, then raises the bridge, trapping her within walls of. Over and above the gore, the film looks beautiful in the bright colors of the color film stock of the day. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. 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. The uk release was 2 june 1963 and the film commenced its us general release three days later. Later arthur does pass on his sword, camelot and guinevere to lancelot. While not the definitive version of the camelot story, sword of lancelot is still reasonably watchable. Berman, it was the first film in cinemascope made by that studio.
This lesserknown version of the camelot legend is a work shaped predominantly by cornel wilde, who coproduced, directed, cowrote, and played lancelot. It stars nigel terry as arthur, nicol williamson as merlin, nicholas clay as lancelot, cherie lunghi as guenevere, helen mirren as. Sword of lancelot 1963 sword of lancelot 1963 user. Sir lancelot cornel wilde is a knight of the round table and one of king arthurs brian aherne most trusted men. Sword of lancelot 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
This period action classic features cornel wilde, who also coproduced and directed this film. Wilde directed this effort and coproduced the film along with bernard luber. Not surprisingly, wilde is lancelot and wallace guinevere. 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. This film was produced in the uk and published in the uk and us concurrently. Though a paragon of courage and virtue, lancelots heart belongs to queen guinevere, wife of king arthur. Sword of lancelot full length adventure movie, cornell. The wizard prepares him to extract the magic sword, excalibur, that is stuck in a rock. How king arthur was killed by a wouldbe franchise may 14, 2017 10. 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. Lancelot is king arthurs most valued knight of the round table and a paragon of. Sword of lancelot 1963 stream and watch online moviefone. This version put out by platinum is a poor transfer to dvd with colors, brightness and sound quality fluctuating throughout the film.
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