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Prince Valiant (1954) 6.2
A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne. Director:Henry Hathaway |
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| James Mason | ... |
Sir Brack
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| Janet Leigh | ... |
Princess Aleta
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| Robert Wagner | ... | ||
| Debra Paget | ... | ||
| Sterling Hayden | ... | ||
| Victor McLaglen | ... |
Boltar
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| Donald Crisp | ... |
King Aguar
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| Brian Aherne | ... | ||
| Barry Jones | ... |
King Luke
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Mary Philips | ... |
Queen
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Howard Wendell | ... |
Morgan Todd
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Tom Conway | ... | |
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Young Prince Valiant, son of the exiled King of Scandia, journeys to Camelot to become a knight at King Arthur's Round Table. He hopes to help his father reclaim his throne from the pagan usurper Sligon and restore the Christian faith to their homeland. On his journey he stumbles on the mysterious Black Knight plotting with the Viking pretender to overthrow Arthur. Barely escaping with his life, Valiant encounters Sir Gawaine, a friend of his father's who tutors the young Viking in the skills needed to be a knight. Valiant and Gawaine's pupil/mentor relationship is complicated by their romantic involvement with Princess Aleta and her sister Ilene, daughters of a British nobleman. If Valiant is to restore his father's throne and prevent the coup d'etat against Arthur, he must uncover the true identity of the Black Knight. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
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EnglishRelease Date:
5 April 1954 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Princess Aleta: And he never lets us forget it as his own father apparently did.
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Fran's Waxman's score contains a number of 'quotations' from the scores of Korngold. See more »Goofs
In the final sword fight between Prince Valiant and the Black Knight Valiant swings and hits a wooden chair with his huge sword and doesn't even scratch it. See more »Quotes
King Luke: What's wrong with Sir Brack? His blood is as good as Arthur's!Princess Aleta: And he never lets us forget it as his own father apparently did.
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I Know: Robert Wagner's hairdo is sort of unbearable; Janet Leigh's white wig is too much; Valiant's sword looks over-sized; Sterling Hayden behaves like a contemporary New Yorker; it's very easy to imagine who the black knight is; vikings didn't have horns in their helmets; and so on.
But somehow I found this medieval story based on Harold Foster's characters entertaining and I even enjoyed it. In fact I think that for 1954 "Prince Valiant" takes the most of Foster's novels about knights and vikings in the times of legendary King Arthur.
Good colorful locations, fine settings, good action scenes and a sort of "sticky" musical score that even sounds appropriate help the picture along with an acceptable script and Henry Hathaway's prolix direction.
Highlights o the movie are James Mason's convincing villain, Brian Aherne's fine portrayal of King Arthur and a violent and smashing final duel between Valiant and the unmasked Black Knight.
If you like medieval costume adventures you'll enjoy this one too.