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. Sword of lancelot 1963 cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian. Wilde, a skilled fencer, is lancelot and appropriately enough, wallace is his ladylove guinevere. After watching this film, you too will find yourself believing in the powers of the magic sword. Arthur pledges to wed princess guinevere jean wallace. Lancelot du lac meaning lancelot of the lake, welsh. Staring cornel wilde, jean wallace, basil rathbone and estelle winwood. But arondight does not come from any of the medieval arthurian tales. Deadline reports that basil iwanyks thunder road pictures is developing the film. It is a really tough fight, so both of them gets injured. If youre an outsider the stakes always seem higher in a small town than in a big city. The studio has hit the pause button on the camelot pic, which was supposed to open march 15, 20. Jul 22, 20 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.
But when the authoritative king arthur learns of their love affair, he is infuriated, and consequently wages a deadly war. Lancelot and guinevere sword of lancelot 1963 cornel. 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. Though a paragon of courage and virtue, lancelot s heart belongs to queen guinevere, wife of king arthur. 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. Things change, however, when he falls in love with queen guinevere. 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 and guinevere known as sword of lancelot in the u. A enjoyable, wellmade telling of the arthurian legend focusing on the tragic love between lancelot and guenevere. Oct 21, 2017 depends which lancelot youre talking about. The intricately detailed hilt is made in bronze plated metal with brass plated metal decorations. This timeless and colorful adventure stars cornel wilde as the most famous knight of the round table, sir lancelot du lac.
As lancelot, wilde tussles doggedly with an implausible french accent, but his staging of the jarringly realistic battles is strong and confident. Wilde directed this effort and coproduced the film along with bernard luber. But im afraid i found him a little crusty being already in his fifties to play sir lancelot, a character ive always. Its knights of the round table action when sir lancelot saves the day for the good king arthur. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy whether he likes it or not. Lancelot is king arthurs most valued knight of the round table and a paragon of courage and virtue. Sword of lancelot 1963 sword of lancelot 1963 user.
Modal harmonic progression is the chief musical element utilized herein to conjure thoughts of an earlier historic era. Sword of lancelot full length adventure movie, cornell. Harington will be back in the next season of thrones and also crop up in silent hill. 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. Apr 10, 2009 lancelots sword is not named in any medieval arthurian legend. 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. Lancelot is not trusted by king arthur at the time when camelot. Sword of lancelot 1963 action adventure fantasy youtube. There is a fiction novel called fate zero, that simply claims that lancelot s madness carried on the the sword turning it demonic. Roger sherman loomis suggested that lancelot is related to either the character llenlleog llenlleawg the irishman from culhwch and olwen which associates him with the headland of ganion or the welsh hero named llwch llawwynnauc probably a version of the euhemerised irish deity lugh lonbemnech, with llwch meaning lake in welsh, possibly via a nowforgotten epithet. His royal majesty waits at the alter of a church for his. Lancelot goes into the crown, and he fights with malagant who is also really good at sword. An edgy script, dulled by cgi an embarrassment of ritchie. Brian aherne was virtually type cast as arthur playing the role in prince valiant before this.
Lancelots sword is not named in any medieval arthurian legend. 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. Sword of lancelot 1963 lancelot and guinevere original title 1h 56min. Meanwhile, lancelot is a freeliving peasant who often makes his way through life by demonstrations of his sword fighting prowess. King arthurs brian aherne guinevere jean wallace sleeps with lancelot cornel wilde. Overview of sword of lancelot, 1963, directed by rene dupont, with cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, at turner classic movies.
It wasn t even a magic sword, either, if i remember well. This was an entertaining film and wilde knew his way around history and violence in films. Some modern novelist may have named it arondight, or maybe the name was used in a modern game. Queen guinevere was his lady when he swore his vows as a knight. 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. Includes bonus episode of the adventures of sir lancelot tv series.
Lancelot escorts the fair maiden back to camelot for her wedding and, despite their best efforts to halt their forbidden feelings, the two fall in love. This lesserknown version of the camelot legend is a work shaped predominantly by cornel wilde, who coproduced, directed, cowrote, and played lancelot. 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. Search, discover and share your favorite king arthur legend of the sword 2017 full movie download 1080p gifs. Lancelot continued his knight adventures conquering the castle of the pitiful guard and he disclosed his origins as lancelot du lac, son of the brave and generous king ban benoic, who had fought loyally at the side of king. 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. Though a paragon of courage and virtue, lancelots heart belongs to queen guinevere, wife of king arthur. Charlie hunnam stars as a hunky arthur in a film that crackles with director guy ritchies. This medieval love story takes place in the days of king arthur brian aherne.
Magic sword, the sword of lancelot double feature dvd. Things change, however, when he falls for guinevere wallace, bride of arthur brian aherne. The sword of lancelot by score and parts with online. Robbed of his birthright, arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. Gratis watch kijkfilm online met eenvoudige fill in inschrijfformulier. 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. In this interpretation of the classic tale, arthur clive owen is a cavalry officer in the roman army defending hadrians wall against rebellious britons.
Sword of lancelot 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This period action classic features cornel wilde, who also coproduced and directed this film, as lancelot, the bravest knight of the round table. 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. Find movie and film cast and crew information for sword of lancelot 1962 cornel wilde on allmovie. 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.
Magic sword, the sword of lancelot on dvd 096009156091 from echo bridge home entertainment. Adapted from thomas mallorys morte darthur, sword of lancelot depicts the passionate secret romance that blossoms between a knight, sir lancelot, and lady guinevere. Arthurs prize is the hand of the beautiful princess guinevere. Lancelot is set in the american west oklahoma to be exact, where i have some family roots. Action movies fantasy adventure movies full length english subtitles. 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. Arthur frees one of them, guinevere keira knightley, who in.
While not the definitive version of the camelot story, sword of lancelot is still reasonably watchable. I have set a number of my plays in small rural towns in the midwest and west. 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. Knighted by king arthur, sir lancelot became one of the most legendary figures of the round table. King arthur het filmpje online streaming in high definition now. 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. Even though this is a family film, some of the scenes may be too intense for the very young or faint of heart.
With cornel wilde, jean wallace, brian aherne, george baker. 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. Geniet van alle nieuwe filmverslagen met al uw favoriete filmgenre. Lawnslot y llyn, also written as launcelot and other spellings, is one of the knights of the round table in the arthurian legend. 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 affections of lovely jean wallace as guinevere. 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. Sword of lancelot photos view all photos 1 movie info. Essay on character analysis of lancelot in the movie the.
Well they sure dont make films like this anymore and i agree with the comment this film rocks. Watch king arthur online stream full movie directv. He and his troops are expecting to be relieved but are instead sent on a risky mission to rescue the roman family of marius honorius, who proves a despicable torturer of pagans. Cornel is a fine actor whether in costume films like at swords point 1952 or a classy film noir like the big combo. He does not give up, and he kills malagant eventually. 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. Wounded and bleeding, sir lancelot delivers a deathblow to sir dorjak, winning the trialbycombat for arthur, his noble king. The battle scenes alone were way ahead of there time with gore and.
The plot, says the site, follows sir lancelot as an older man who is bent on making amends after his love. Legend of the sword 2017 online subtitrat hd viitoarea versiune a celebrei legende, cea a regelui arthur. King arthur legend of the sword 2017 full movie download. 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. The addition of the viking invasion dates only to the movie itself, but provides for some good action sequences.
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