Arthur the King (1983 TV Movie)
6/10
Arthur-Guineverre-Lancelot love triangle plot sidetracked by Merlin and Gawain stories
15 May 2004
Warning: Spoilers
There is very little of the story of Arthur and Guinevere in this movie. Rather, it is focuses on the touching story of Sir Gawain and the Lady Ragnell (Ann Thornton) who is under a spell that turned her face into that of a pig.

What would free her from the evil spell is if someone would love her as she is, a lady with the face of a pig. Her kindness and virtue wins the sympathy and love of Sir Gawain and her true visage is revealed, that of an outstandingly beautiful woman. It was not made clear, however, who placed the curse on Lady Ragnell and why. This episode should have been another movie altogether as I find it more interesting than Gawain's encounter with the Green Knight which was made into a movie with Sean Connery.

Ann Thornton is a beautiful and effective actress. It's a pity she was active only on TV and only for six years at that.
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