Trial by Combat (film)

Trial by Combat
Theatrical Poster
Directed by	Kevin Connor
Starring	John Mills Donald Pleasence Barbara Hershey David Birney
Music by	Frank Cordell
Release dates	September 1976 (1976-09)
Running time	88 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Trial by Combat (US title: Dirty Knights' Work) is a 1976 film directed by Kevin Connor. It stars John Mills and Donald Pleasence.

Plot

An British organisation known as the Knights of Avalon is discontent that so many criminals can evade the law. So they decide to, secretly hunt down these criminals, and battle and execute them with medieval weapons.

One day the founder of the organisation, Sir Edward Gifford, witnesses their actions, and they execute him too. His son, Sir John Gifford, decides to investigate in his father's murder.

Cast

John Mills as Colonel Bertie Cook
Donald Pleasence as Sir Giles Marley
Barbara Hershey as Marion Evans
David Birney as Sir John Gifford
Margaret Leighton as Ma Gore
Peter Cushing as Sir Edward Gifford
Brian Glover as Sidney Gore
John Savident as Police Commissioner Oliver Griggs
John Hallam as Sir Roger
Keith Buckley as Herald
Neil McCarthy as Ben Willoughby
Thomas Heathcote as Tramp
Bernard Hill as 'Blind' Freddie
Diane Langton - Ruby
Roy Holder - William Renfield

External links

Trial by Combat at the Internet Movie Database
Trial by Combat at AllMovie
Trial by Combat at Rotten Tomatoes

Films directed by Kevin Connor

From Beyond the Grave (1973)
The Land That Time Forgot (1975)
Trial by Combat (1976)
At the Earth's Core (1976)
The People That Time Forgot (1977)
Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
Arabian Adventure (1979)
Motel Hell (1980)
Goliath Awaits (1981)
The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987)
Sunset Grill (1993)
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)
The Little Riders (1996)
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (1997)
Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)
In the Beginning (2000)
Santa, Jr. (2002)
Just Desserts (2004)
Frankenstein (2004)
A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004)
Domestic Import (2006)
Blackbeard (2006)
Marco Polo (2007)
Always and Forever (2009)

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