Camelot (1967)

Director:

Joshua Logan

Writers:

Alan Jay Lerner (based on the play "Camelot" book by)
T.H. White (from "The Once and Future King")
(more)

Release Date:

25 October 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

The Most Beautiful Love Story Ever!

Plot:

The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere is played out amid the pagentry of Camelot...

Plot Keywords:

Knight | Camelot | King Arthur | Marriage | Unfaithfulness

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Richard Harris	...	King Arthur
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Guenevere
Franco Nero	...	Lancelot Du Lac
David Hemmings	...	Mordred
Lionel Jeffries	...	King Pellinore
Laurence Naismith	...	Merlyn
Pierre Olaf	...	Dap
Estelle Winwood	...	Lady Clarinda
Gary Marshal	...	Sir Lionel
Anthony Rogers	...	Sir Dinadan
Peter Bromilow	...	Sir Sagramore
Sue Casey	...	Lady Sybil
Gary Marsh	...	Tom of Warwick
Nicolas Beauvy	...	King Arthur as a Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fredric Abbott	...	Sir Geoffrey (uncredited)
Leon Greene	...	Sir Turloc (uncredited)
Michael Kilgarriff	...	Sir Paul (uncredited)
Christopher Riordan	...	Serf at Execution (uncredited)

Directed by
Joshua Logan

Writing credits
Alan Jay Lerner		(based on the play "Camelot" book by)
T.H. White		(from "The Once and Future King")
Alan Jay Lerner		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jack L. Warner	....	producer
Joel Freeman	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Alfred Newman		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Richard H. Kline		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Folmar Blangsted

Production Design by
John Truscott
Edward Carrere		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
Edward Carrere

Set Decoration by
John Brown		(as John W. Brown)

Costume Design by
John Truscott		(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup supervisor
Jean Burt Reilly	....	supervising hair stylist

Production Management
Joel Freeman	....	production supervisor (uncredited)
Tadeo Villalba	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur Jacobson	....	assistant director

Art Department
Edward Carrere	....	sets
John Truscott	....	scenery designer
John Barton	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Craig Binkley	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Ward Preston	....	set designer (uncredited)
José María Tapiador	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)

Sound Department
M.A. Merrick	....	sound (as M.A.Merrick)
Dan Wallin	....	sound

Special Effects by
Johnny Borgese	....	special effects (uncredited)
Chief	....	leather shop foreman (uncredited)
Charles E. Dolan	....	prop shop: leather work (uncredited)
Stanford Overbay	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Robie Robinson	....	special effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Joe Canutt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tap Canutt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Paula Dell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tom Dittman	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lee Faulkner	....	stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes	....	stunts (uncredited)
Roy Jenson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Russ McCubbin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hal Needham	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Orrison	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Jacobsen	....	electrician (uncredited)
Robert Jason	....	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Haleen K. Holt	....	costume illustrator (uncredited)
Joan Joseff	....	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Andrea E. Weaver	....	costumer: women (uncredited)

Music Department
Ken Darby	....	music associate
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator
Pete King	....	orchestrator
Alan Jay Lerner	....	based on the play "Camelot" lyrics by
Frederick Loewe	....	based on the play "Camelot" music by
Alfred Newman	....	conductor
Alfred Newman	....	music supervisor
Trude Rittman	....	music liaison
Buddy Schwab	....	musical staging associate
Leo Shuken	....	orchestrator
Gus Levene	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Gene Merlino	....	singing voice: Lancelot Du Lac (uncredited)
Albert Sendrey	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Joel Freeman	....	assistant to producer
Moss Hart	....	based on the play "Camelot" directed by
Daniel Vandraegen	....	speech consultant (as Dr. Daniel Vandraegen)
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer (uncredited)
Crayton Smith	....	script supervisor trainee (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Brothers/Seven Arts (presents) (as Warner Bros.-Seven Arts)

Distributors

• Warner Brothers/Seven Arts (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros (1973) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Warner Bros. Cosmetics  Miss Redgrave's makeup by
• Jenny Productions  based on the play "Camelot" produced on the stage by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

179 min | Canada:175 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | USA:G | Singapore:PG | Australia:G | Canada:G | UK:U | Netherlands:14 (orginal rating)

Filming Locations:

Alcázar de Segovia, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain

Company:

Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Trivia:

Marianne Faithfull, Liza Minnelli and Petula Clark were considered for the role of Guinevere.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Mordred leaves Arthur in the forest, Arthur can be seen holding a limb of a tree. In the next shot, Arthur is not holding the branch and is facing the other direction.

Quotes:

[first lines]
A Knight:The rules of battle are not for Lancelot Du Lac, Your Majesty! Let us attack now while they sleep!
King Arthur:[firmly] We will attack when I give the command - at dawn.
[the knight leaves, and Arthur begins to talk to himself]
King Arthur:Oh, Merlyn, Merlyn, why is Ginny in that castle, behind walls I cannot enter? How did I blunder into this agonizing absurdity? Where did I stumble? How did I go wrong? Should I not have loved her?
[sighs]
King Arthur:Then I should not have been born! Oh, Merlyn, I haven't got much time. Within an inch of sunlight, the arrows begin to fly. If I am to die in battle, please, please do not let me die bewildered!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995)

Soundtrack:

C'est Moi

Someone Left the Cake Out in the Rain

In Medieval England, a despondent King Arthur meets mentor Merlin - with wisdom confirmed by the presence of an owl perched upon his shoulder - in the forest. This leads to a flashback where castle "Camelot" figures prominently… Richard Harris (as Arthur) meets and marries Vanessa Redgrave (as Guenevere). They are blissfully happy, but she and newly knighted Franco Nero (as Lancelot) are unable to control their mutual attraction… The best thing about this film is the superb music, by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. But the best way to enjoy it is by obtaining a copy of the soundtrack featuring Richard Burton (as Arthur), Julie Andrews (as Guenevere), and Robert Goulet (as Lancelot) - the stars of the original Broadway cast...

The last time Jack Warner corralled a musical team was for the film version of "My Fair Lady" (1964). At that time, the studio passed on Ms. Andrews reprising her stage success because she was "not bankable." In both 1966 and 1967, Andrews was the undisputed #1 box office star in the world; in both years, she topped the annual "Quigley Publications" poll, with Mr. Burton also in the top ten. So, the story was changed to Andrews not being "sexy" enough. That the documented rapport between Andrews and her male co-stars in musicals (especially "Camelot") was unknown to filmmakers rings false; this isn't "Camille", it's a musical. Andrews, Burton and original "Camelot" residents like Roddy McDowall, Robert Coote and David Hurst are sorely missed.

***** Camelot (10/25/67) Joshua Logan ~ Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings