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Long live King Arthur and Camelot! Yet in all of ancient England's newfound peace there is "a fraying link in Arthur's chain:" the growing passion between heroic knight Sir Lancelot and beautiful Queen Guinevere.
One of history's most beloved legends is vibrantly retold in an adaptation downplaying fantasy elements and giving 6th-century England a new kind of fantasy: a dazzling Hollywood sheen bursting with the CinemaScope-sized pageantry, conflicts and imposing citadels of location-lensed 1950s spectaculars. Robert Taylor is Lancelot, sworn to serve his king (Mel Ferrer) but devoted to his queen (Ava Gardner). Richard Thorpe, who teamed with Taylor for eight films, directs this colorful epic of bravery and honor.
Original Release
12/22/1953
US Release
12/22/1953
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Taylor | Lancelot |
| Ava Gardner | Guinevere |
| Mel Ferrer | Arthur |
| Anne Crawford | Morgan Le Fay |
| Stanley Baker | Modred |
| Felix Aylmer | Merlin |
| Maureen Swanson | Elaine |
| Gabriel Woolf | Percival |
| Anthony Forwood | Gareth |
| Robert Urquhart | Gawaine |
Directors
Writers
Talbot Jennings, Jan Lustig, Noel Langley, Thomas Malory
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Taylor | Lancelot |
| Ava Gardner | Guinevere |
| Mel Ferrer | Arthur |
| Anne Crawford | Morgan Le Fay |
| Stanley Baker | Modred |
| Felix Aylmer | Merlin |
| Maureen Swanson | Elaine |
| Gabriel Woolf | Percival |
| Anthony Forwood | Gareth |
| Robert Urquhart | Gawaine |
| Niall MacGinnis | Green Knight |
| Ann Hanslip | Nan |
| Jill Clifford | Bronwyn |
| Stephen Vercoe | Agravaine |
| Julia Arnall | Bit Role |
| Peter Brace | Archer |
| John Brooking | Bedivere |
| Rufus Cruickshank | Modred's Knight |
| Michel De Lutry | Dancer |
| Valentine Dyall | Narrator |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Pandro S. Berman | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1954 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color | Nominated |
| 1954 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
