Sword of Lancelot (1963)
"Lancelot and Guinevere" (original title)

Director:

Cornel Wilde

Writers:

Richard Schayer, Cornel Wilde

Stars:

Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Brian Aherne

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

axe fight | combat | flaming arrow | sword and sorcery | sword duel | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

5 June 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sword of Lancelot

Filming Locations:

Divicibare, Yugoslavia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Emblem Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

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.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

The Universal logo does not appear on this film.

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Connections

Version of Arthur the King (1985)

User Reviews

Like Tristan and Iseult

Horrible script, horrible acting. It is true to the 60s in its attempt to make the characters natural and human, mostly coming across as an odd mixture of antiquated language and modern gesticulations and ways of conversing. However, it is interesting in that it is much closer to the story of Tristan and Iseult, one of the sources of the Lancelot and Guinevere story. Lancelot, like Tristan, is entrusted by King Arthur (King Mark) to escort Guinevere (Iseult) to Camelot. They fall in love during the journey, thanks to a soap that Lancelot jokes about as being a magical charm from Merlin (like the love potion labeled poison that Iseult drinks).