A central story element of many King Arthur movies would be the tragic love triangle between Arthur, his wife Guinevere and his noble champion Lancelot, but in this 1963 British production, the doomed love story is the bulk of the film’s narrative.
Tag: Camelot
Prince Valiant (1954) – Review
Hollywood loves a good swashbuckler and if it’s not Errol Flynn as Captain Blood duelling a nefarious Basil Rathbone, then it’s Errol Flynn as Robin Hood duelling a nefarious Basil Rathbone — Hollywood is fond of sticking with what works — but no greater font of swordplay and action can be found than within the…
The Black Knight (1954) – Review
“There comes a time in every man’s life when he must fight for what he wants most,” and with those stirring words the adventures of The Black Knight begin, a film that wonderfully illustrates the dream of Camelot and the heroic ideal. Unfortunately, aside from namechecking the likes of King Arthur and Guinevere, there isn’t…
Knights of the Round Table (1953) – Review
Though credited as being based on Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, Richard Thorpe’s Knights of the Round Table bares but a passing resemblance to Malory’s collection of Arthurian tales. Instead of covering the numerous exploits of Arthur and his knights, this movie focuses almost solely on the forbidden love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) – Review
The key to a successful spoof is in the complete understanding of the genre being lampooned (Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein being perfect examples of this concept), but the greatest achievement in this area is none other than Monty Python and the Holy Grail in which the Python gang set their sights on…