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The Black Knight *** (1954, Alan Ladd, Anthony Bushell, Peter Cushing, Patrick Troughton, Patricia Medina, Harry Andrews, André Morell, Laurence Naismith, John Laurie) – Classic Movie Review 3649

Alan Ladd came to Britain for a $1 million lowish-budget Camelot caper about modest sword-making blacksmith John, who disguises himself as a knight (The Black Knight) to try to win the hand of Lady Linet […]

May, 03

Monty Python and the Holy Grail ***** (1975, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones) – Classic Movie Review 2982

Directors Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones’s inspired and iconic 1975 Monty Python movie is their hilarious, nonsense version of the Arthurian legend. It is of course written by and stars Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, […]

Oct, 16

Camelot ***½ (1967, Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings) – Classic Movie Review 2180

South Pacific and Paint Your Wagon director Joshua Logan turns the pleasantly tuneful and rather splendid Frederick Loewe (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) musical about life and loves at the court of King Arthur […]

Feb, 17

Prince Valiant **** (1954, Robert Wagner, James Mason, Janet Leigh, Debra Paget) – Classic Movie Review 1301

Three cheers for director Henry Hathaway’s vividly realized, brilliantly colourful 1954 sword-fighting historical adventure extravaganza. It stars a marvellous, on-form cast in Robert Wagner as a fresh-faced Viking Prince Valiant, James Mason as the villainous […]

Jun, 07

King Arthur *** (2004, Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley, Mads Mikkelsen, Ioan Gruffudd, Joel Edgerton, Ray Winstone, Hugh Dancy) – Classic Movie Review 954

Director Antoine Fuqua’s 2004 movie stars Clive Owen, who looks glum as an Anglo-Roman Artorius (or King Arthur) in this entertainingly silly Hollywood attempt to prove that the legend actually happened – back in the Dark […]

Mar, 21

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