Oct 21, 2017 depends which lancelot youre talking about. Sir lancelot cornel wilde is a knight of the round table and one of king arthurs brian aherne most trusted men. 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. Apr 23, 2011 arthur jamie campbell bower makes love to guinevere tamsin egerton on the beach. Movie props are some of the coolest and most sought after collectibles on the planet. Feb 05, 20 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.
With cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, george baker. Brian aherne was virtually type cast as arthur playing the role in prince valiant before this. It resembles a medieval sword of simple hilt, guard, and pommel designs. Also known as lancelot and guinevere, this romantic epic tells the tale of the legendary lancelot and guinevere. Sword of lancelot stars cornel wilde along with his second wife, jean wallace. Lancelot is king arthurs most valued knight of the round table and a paragon of courage and virtue. Though a paragon of courage and virtue, lancelots heart belongs to queen guinevere, wife of king arthur.
Read about the sword of lancelot dvd and browse other dvd movies. The plot is straightfoward, and rather unoriginal as arthurian movies go love triangle bewteen arthur, lancelot, and guinevere, modred trying to take over the. Dec, 2011 it is obviously a warner bros goal to tell the story of arthur, lancelot and the knights of the roundtable, because the dobkin spec supplanted two others that the studio had in development. The film is an adaptation of the 1960 musical by alan jay lerner and frederick loewe. This version put out by platinum is a poor transfer to dvd with colors, brightness and sound quality fluctuating throughout the film. Movie swords and officially licensed replicas for sale from some of hollywoods greatest films and television masterpieces. Arthur jamie campbell bower makes love to guinevere tamsin egerton on the beach. Swords direct is pleased to present officially licensed movie swords, daggers and collectibles from movies such as the lord of the rings and the hobbit, 300, conan, the walking dead, game of thrones and more. Sword of lancelot photos view all photos 1 movie info. This timeless and colorful adventure stars cornel wilde as the most famous knight of the round table, sir lancelot du lac. This medieval love story takes place in the days of king arthur brian aherne. Arthur and guinevere are wed and all of camelot rejoices. As the tragic love triangle unfolds, lancelot must struggle to constrain his feelings for guinevere while taking up his. But the secret love simmering between the queen and lancelot bursts into flames, with tragic consequences for the legendary kingdom.
The movie is pretty cheap in everything except the big battle sequences, where they seem to have spent most of their money. All the fiery passions of the lusty age of great kings. Though a paragon of courage and virtue, lancelot s heart belongs to queen guinevere, wife of king arthur. This time around, their traditionally chaste romance guinevere marries king arthur takes on a more modern veneer as she and lancelot become intimate. Published on may 10, 2020 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. Sword of lancelot merlin and the war of the dragons king arthur, the young warlord the excalibur kid 5. Excalibur sword replica like the sword in the stone, there is no one canonical version of the excalibur. Replica movie swords movie prop replicas replica dungeon. King arthurs brian aherne guinevere jean wallace sleeps with lancelot cornel wilde. Sword of lancelot 1963 stream and watch online moviefone. Fencing instructor wilde got his start when laurence olivier gave him a role in his 1940 broadway production of romeo and juliet. Movies like sword of lancelot 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.
Recalling his approach on those movies, ritchie applies his signature flashy. The director recalls king arthurs legend, who was born from uther and igrayne and immediately given to the sorcerer merlin. Legend of the sword is the latest reimagining of a older property overseen by guy ritchie, following his previous collaborations with warner bros. However, in 1981, an arthurianbased film excalibur sparked the screen and established the prevailing design of the sword. Sword of lancelot merlin and the war of the dragons king arthur, the young warlord the excalibur kid. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing sword of lancelot near you. 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. 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. Lancelot cornell wilde is arthurs most noble knight and gives away the bride.
Sword of lancelot 1963 sword of lancelot 1963 user. No matter your taste, we have an awesome selection of movie swords and movie props for your budget. Things change, however, when he falls in love with queen guinevere. Arthur pledges to wed princess guinevere jean wallace and sends lancelot to protect her on the long journey back to the castle. His royal majesty waits at the alter of a church for his. Arthur is unaware, however, that guinevere and lancelot have fallen deeply in love. Lancelot and guinevere fall in love at first sightbut only after arthur refuses to allow her to be coruler, and also sends lancelot to rescue her from evil pict liam neeson. 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. The round table is finally constructed and arthurs charlie hunnam closest friends are knighted and the sequels couldve further expanded upon the legend of king arthur in exciting ways. The wizard prepares him to extract the magic sword, excalibur, that is stuck in a rock. 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. His royal majesty waits at the alter of a church for his betrothed, the lady guinevere jean wallace.
It is obviously a warner bros goal to tell the story of arthur, lancelot and the knights of the roundtable, because the dobkin spec supplanted two others that the studio had in. 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. Sword of lancelot is a british 1963 film starring cornel wilde, his reallife wife at the time, jean wallace, and brian aherne. This was an entertaining film and wilde knew his way around history and violence in films. 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 saxon. He typically features as king arthurs greatest companion, the lord of joyous gard and the greatest swordsman and jouster of the age until his adulterous affair with queen guinevere is discovered, causing a civil war which is. Its the storytelling and character elements that ritchie and his writingproducing partner lionel wigram weave into the tapestry. Lancelot du lac meaning lancelot of the lake, also written as launcelot and other spellings, is one of the knights of the round table in the arthurian legend. Synopsis this timeless and colorful adventure stars cornel wilde as the most famous knight of the round table, sir lancelot du lac.
The addition of the viking invasion dates only to the movie itself, but provides for some good action sequences. Plot excalibur is the magic sword and symbol of the kings power, forged by a god, announced by a wizard, found by a king. This time around, their traditionally chaste romance guinevere marries king arthur takes on a more modern veneer as she and. 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.
And this is excalibur, sword of kings from the dawn of time. Sword of lancelot full length adventure movie, cornell. Lancelot and guinevere known as sword of lancelot in the u. Wilde, a skilled fencer, is lancelot and appropriately enough, wallace is his ladylove guinevere. Cornel wilde coproduces, directs, and stars with his wife jean wallace in this uneven version of fabled king arthur and the knights of the round table. Contains spoilers lancelot and guinevere aka the sword of lancelot is a movie that seems to be well out of its time even in 1963. Otherwise its a b quality picture, but an enjoyable one. 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. Sword of lancelot 1963 lancelot is king arthurs most valued knight of the round table and a paragon of courage and virtue.
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