Lancelot and Guinevere
| Lancelot and Guinevere | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Cornel Wilde |
| Produced by |
Bernard Luber Cornel Wilde |
| Written by |
Richard Schayer Cornel Wilde (as Jefferson Pascal) |
| Starring |
Cornel Wilde Jean Wallace Brian Aherne |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
| Cinematography | Harry Waxman |
| Edited by | Frederick Wilson |
| Distributed by | Universal-International Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Lancelot and Guinevere (known as Sword of Lancelot in the U.S.) is a British 1963 film starring Cornel Wilde, his real-life wife at the time, Jean Wallace, and Brian Aherne. This lesser-known version of the Camelot legend is a work shaped predominantly by Cornel Wilde, who co-produced, directed, co-wrote, and played Lancelot.
Plot
Lancelot is King Arthur's most valued Knight of the Round Table and a paragon of courage and virtue. Things change, however, when he falls for Guinevere (Wallace), bride of Arthur (Brian Aherne, who had essayed this character previously in 1954's Prince Valiant), and she for him.
Made ten years after Richard Thorpe's film Knights of the Round Table, the illicit romance this time is portrayed as a more intimate affair, and the sword fights have a more menacing reality (Wilde was an excellent fencer). A sub-plot concerns Arthur's effort to forestall a challenge from a rival king, a problem that will inevitably catch Lancelot up in a personal conflict.
Cast
- Cornel Wilde as Sir Lancelot
- Jean Wallace as Guinevere
- Brian Aherne as King Arthur
- George Baker as Sir Gawaine
- Archie Duncan as Sir Lamorak
- Adrienne Corri as Lady Vivian
- Michael Meacham as Sir Modred
- Iain Gregory as Sir Tors
- Mark Dignam as Merlin
- Reginald Beckwith as Sir Dagonet
- John Barrie as Sir Belvedere
- Richard Thorp as Sir Gareth
- Joseph Tomelty as Sir Kaye
- Graham Stark as Rian
External links
- Lancelot and Guinevere at the Internet Movie Database
- Lancelot and Guinevere is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Lancelot and Guinevere at AllMovie
- Lancelot and Guinevere at the TCM Movie Database
- overview of screenshots and links to download