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6.1/10   697 votes
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Director:
Henry Hathaway
Writers:
Hal Foster (comic strip)
Dudley Nichols (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 April 1954 (USA) more
Plot:
A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Could have been worse. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

James Mason ... Sir Brack

Janet Leigh ... Princess Aleta

Robert Wagner ... Prince Valiant
Debra Paget ... Ilene
Sterling Hayden ... Sir Gawain
Victor McLaglen ... Boltar
Donald Crisp ... King Aguar
Brian Aherne ... King Arthur

Barry Jones ... King Luke
Mary Philips ... Queen
Howard Wendell ... Morgan Todd
Tom Conway ... Sir Kay
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
UK:U | West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-12 | USA:Approved (PCA #16695, General Audience) | Sweden:15

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Trivia:
Since Prince Valiant's storyline in the comics was so sprawling and complex, the property is said to have languished at MGM where no one could get a handle on it. When MGM eventually passed, Fox picked it up. There, Oscar-winning screenwriter, Dudley Nichols, devised a script by selecting panels from the comic strip to create a much more concise storyboard from which to work. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During an elaborate fire stunt on a parapet, “Prince Valiant” turns full to camera for several seconds revealing that he is a stuntman and not Robert Wagner. more
Quotes:
Prince Valiant: I called you a traitor when you delivered me into Sligon's hands and now I say it again - traitor! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "American Masters: None Without Sin" (2003) more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Could have been worse., 12 January 1999
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Author: anonymous

As a Prince Valiant collector and as editor of the Prince Valiant--an American Epic series, I naturally have mixed feelings about this movie. Parts of it are really bad, I know. Hal Foster sent many pages of corrections after he read the script. Naturally, they were ignored. On the other hand, James Mason makes a great villain, and if you kind of squint your eyes during the middle part, the rest of the movie is quite enjoyable. Rick Norwood www.io.com/~norwoodr

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