Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing sword of lancelot near you. Staring jean wallace, basil rathbone and cornel wilde. Fencing instructor wilde got his start when laurence olivier gave him a role in his 1940 broadway production of romeo and juliet. When king arthur charges sir lancelot with escorting his bride, guinevere, to the castle, lancelot falls for the beautiful lady.
The sword of lancelot by score and parts with online. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Free download of the old movie from 1963, sword of lancelot. Customize your avatar with the sir lancelots sword and millions of other items. Cornell wilde is good as the main knight but his hoaky french accent is too hard to understand.
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. Sword of lancelot 1963 cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Sword of lancelot stars cornel wilde along with his second wife, jean wallace. The sir lancelot sword by marto of toledo spain has a tempered steel blade, very large at the base, suddenly narrowing toward the point with a fuller groove on each side. 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. The intricately detailed hilt is made in bronze plated metal with brass plated. This forgotten brit offering from 1963 is actually pretty good. Sword of lancelot 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lancelot and guinevere all the fiery passions of the lusty age of great kingsbeautiful queensthat.
Sword of lancelot 1965 cornel wilde feature action, drama. Movie, sword of lancelot movie, sword of lancelot trailer, sword of lancelot 1963, cornel wilde,cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, george baker, archie. This timeless and colorful adventure stars cornel wilde as the most famous knight of the round table, sir lancelot du lac. But im afraid i found him a little crusty being already in his fifties to play sir lancelot, a character ive always. Find movie and film cast and crew information for sword of lancelot 1962 cornel wilde on allmovie. 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. 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. Also known as lancelot and guinevere, this romantic epic tells the tale of the. Things change, however, when he falls for guinevere. Spawned from the mind of cornel wilde writer, director, and star it outlines. The sword of lancelot 2004 musically describes the times and daring exploits of the medieval knight and suggests the knightly qualities of courage, courtesy, bravery, and valor. If you like sword of lancelot you are looking for exciting, stylized and semi serious movies about with violence, king arthur, sword fight, camelot, rescue, blood and gore themes of action, adventure and fantasy genre shot in uk. Things change, however, when he falls in love with queen guinevere. It would also be good if you can supply other names of weapons from other knights, like gawain and perceval.
There is a fiction novel called fate zero, that simply claims that lancelot s madness carried on the the sword turning it demonic. Sword of lancelot 1963 sir lancelot cornel wilde is a knight of the round table and one of king arthurs brian aherne most trusted men. Action drama 1963 116 minutes color original title. This time around, their traditionally chaste romance guinevere marries king arthur takes on a more modern veneer as she and lancelot become.
Lancelot and guinevere known as sword of lancelot in the u. With cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, george baker. Sword of lancelot 1963 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. Joyeuse was the legendary sword of king charlemagne, found earliest in surviving texts in the song of roland. Cornel wilde lancelot, jean wallace guinevere, brian aherne king arthur, george baker, archie duncan, michael meacham, mark dignam merlin. Sword of lancelot 1963 sword of lancelot 1963 user. The intricately detailed hilt is made in bronze plated metal with brass plated metal decorations. Does anyone know if lancelot have a sword with a name. King arthur pledges to wed princess guinevere and sends his trusted knight sir lancelot to protect her on the long journey back to the castle. Includes bonus episode of the adventures of sir lancelot tv series. Sword of lancelot 1963 universal cinema classics 2.
Lancelot is king arthurs most valued knight of the round table and a. 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. And lancelot does not appear in any but very late welsh texts, notably in translations of french romances. Watch and download sword of lancelot courtesy of jimbo berkey. Magic sword, the sword of lancelot double feature on dvd 741914032960 from catcom home video. This lesserknown version of the camelot legend is a work shaped predominantly by cornel wilde, who coproduced, directed, cowrote, and played lancelot. While this is by no means the best version of the camelot story, it is not bad. If so, then can you also supply the sources, like from what medieval books. Magic sword, the sword of lancelot double feature dvd. Released originally in the uk as lancelot and guinevere. Arthur pledges to wed princess guinevere jean wallace.
Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. Lancelot and guinevere sword of lancelot 1963 cornel. Not yet rated all the fiery passions of the lusty age of great kingsbeautiful queensthat heroic age of. Now he finds himself torn between his love for guinevere and his allegiance to the king. Cornel is a fine actor whether in costume films like at swords point 1952 or a classy film noir like the big combo. Sword of lancelot 1963 cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, action adventure fantasy. Sword of lancelot 1963 cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne trailer action, adventure, fantasy film gorillas.
Lancelot and guinevere sword of lancelot 1963 cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, action, adventure, fantasy march 31, 2016 in and around the castle camelot, brave cornel wilde as lancelot and virtuous brian aherne as king arthur vie for. The guard features the holy grail shielded between. Though a paragon of courage and virtue, lancelots heart belongs to queen guinevere, wife of king arthur. White knew of this, and purposely used the name for lancelots sword in his once and future king. Similarly, every legend or movie dealing with the subject has arthur taking the sword from the stone upon the advice of merlin. Sir lancelot sword by marto of toledo spain has a tempered steel blade, very large at the base, suddenly narrowing toward the point with a fuller groove on each side. 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.
It wasn t even a magic sword, either, if i remember well. Sword of lancelot is not quite a bpicture, like something that roger corman would make, nor is it really an a drama like knights of the round table or camelot. Only the true king could pull the sword from the stone and considering that lancelot was never king and arthur was, reason sides with arthur. Modal harmonic progression is the chief musical element utilized herein to conjure thoughts of an earlier historic era. Wilde, a skilled fencer, is lancelot and appropriately enough, wallace is his ladylove guinevere. Sword of lancelot was originally released in the uk as lancelot and guinevere. Wilde dusted off the french accent he perfected in the greatest show on earth and played lancelot properly as a frenchman.
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