Derek Winnert

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Sword of the Valiant ** (1984, Miles O’Keeffe, Cyrielle Clair, Leigh Lawson, Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, John Rhys-Davies) – Classic Movie Review 8492

The 1984 adventure film Sword of the Valiant is a rerun of the story from Mallory’s epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Director Stephen Weeks wanted Mark Hamill as Gawain, but the producers […]

May, 22

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword * (2017, Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) – Movie Review

Jude Law’s evil Lord Vortigen kills young Arthur’s mum and dad (Eric Bana) and takes over as King. Arthur grows up to be Charlie Hunnam, aka Charlie Hunkam (cue gratuitous naked chest scene), whose aims are (1) survival (well […]

May, 17

Lancelot of the Lake [Lancelot du Lac] ***** (1974, Luc Simon, Laura Duke Condominas, Humbert Balsan) – Classic Movie Review 3652

Masterly writer-director Robert Bresson lets his spare shooting style loose on the Arthurian legend in this mesmerising 1974 French film of great formal beauty, spotlighting the characters’ cruelty, pride and aching need for human affection. […]

May, 03

Lancelot and Guinevere [Sword of Lancelot] ** (1963, Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Brian Aherne, George Baker, Adrienne Corri, Mark Dignam) – Classic Movie Review 3651

Conscientious  co-writer/co-producer/director Cornel Wilde also leads the cast as Lancelot in a solid performance in an enjoyable but uninspired 1962 film version of the knights of the Round Table Arthurian legend. It comes ten years after Richard […]

May, 03

Siege of the Saxons ** (1963, Ronald Lewis, Janette Scott, Ronald Howard, Mark Dignam, John Laurie) – Classic Movie Review 3650

Set in Arthurian times but with medieval England sets and style, director Nathan Juran’s low-budget 1963 British historical adventure is endearingly feeble, murky, cheap-looking. It extensively reuses footage, costumes and props from the 1954 Alan Ladd […]

May, 03

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