Lancelot and Guinevere (1963)

Director:

Cornel Wilde

Writers:

Richard Schayer (writer) and
Cornel Wilde (writer)

Release Date:

5 June 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure

Tagline:

This was the loving...battling...lusty age of King Arthur...the Knights of the Round Table...the fabulous age of Camelot!

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Arthurian Legend | Warfare | Barbarian | Adultery | Convent

Cast

Cornel Wilde	...	Sir Lancelot
Jean Wallace	...	Guinevere
Brian Aherne	...	King Arthur
George Baker	...	Sir Gawaine
Archie Duncan	...	Sir Lamorak
Adrienne Corri	...	Lady Vivian
Michael Meacham	...	Sir Modred
Iain Gregory	...	Sir Tors
Mark Dignam	...	Merlin
Reginald Beckwith	...	Sir Dagonet
John Barrie	...	Sir Belvedere
Richard Thorp	...	Sir Gareth
Joseph Tomelty	...	Sir Kaye
Graham Stark	...	Rian
Geoffrey Dunn	...	Edrick

Also Known As:

Sword of Lancelot (USA)

Runtime:

USA:116 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | UK:A

Filming Locations:

Divicibare, Yugoslavia

Company:

Emblem Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the main battle scene, a soldier - apparently thinking he was out of camera range - can be seen at the bottom of the screen standing with an arrow sticking out of his shoulder and smoking a cigarette.

Quotes:

Guinevere: I should have known better than to trust a Frenchman!

Movie Connections:

Version of Knights of the Round Table (1953)

Old Habits Die Hard

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 emphasis is more on swords than sorcery; and, the fighting is more violent than the production year suggests. Clearly, "Lancelot and Guinevere" was meant as a more realistic, for the times, "Knights of the Round Table" film. And, Mr. Wilde can be seem dismembering opponents. The sexual situations are not as advanced, however.

Ironically, the three stars are around 20 years too "advanced", in physiological years, for the parts; it's not too bad, though, as they only look around 10 years too old. They are still very attractive. And, so are two young cast members "introduced" to film goers, Iain Gregory (as Tors) and Michael Meacham (as Modred); they more than hold their own among the veterans. The producer/director/star credits should confirm any vanity production suspicions. It was re-titled "Sword of Lancelot" in the USA.