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17 August 1984 (USA)
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Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight...
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Admittedly disjointed, but oh so much fun!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Thomas Heathcote | ... | Armourer |
 | Miles O'Keeffe | ... | Sir Gawain |
| Leigh Lawson | ... | Humphrey |
| Trevor Howard | ... | The King |
 | Sean Connery | ... | The Green Knight |
| Emma Sutton | ... | Morgan La Fay |
| Douglas Wilmer | ... | The Black Knight |
| Cyrielle Clair | ... | Linet (as Cyrielle Claire) |
| Lila Kedrova | ... | Lady of Lyonesse |
| John Serret | ... | Priest |
| Brian Coburn | ... | Friar Vosper |
| Mike Edmonds | ... | Tiny Man |
| David Rappaport | ... | Sage |
| Ronald Lacey | ... | Oswald |
 | Peter Cushing | ... | Seneschal |
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Sword of the Valiant (USA) (video box title)
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Gawain and the Green Knight
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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Gawain and the Green Knight
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USA:102 min
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The last feature film of Douglas Wilmer.
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Continuity: Morgan La Fay's hairdo noticeably changes from her long shots to her close-ups.
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Sir Gawain:
I forgot to ask one question during my quick initiation into knighthood.
Humphrey: Oh? What's that?
Sir Gawain: How to relieve myself in this tin suit.
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Humphrey: Oh? What's that?
Sir Gawain: How to relieve myself in this tin suit.
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Well, opinion on this movie is universally, shall we say, not very kind (to put it mildly) with numerous critics who have all hastened to point out the many flaws present within that serve to destabilise the films overall structural coherence.
As for myself, whilst certainly conceding the films many shortcomings, I have a real fondness for it!
Firstly the movie doesn't take itself at all seriously and is played throughout with it's tongue wedged very firmly in it's cheek.
The overall look of the film is excellent with some great locations used for the shooting.
In addition it boasts some real star casting including the always excellent Sean Connery and Peter Cushing.
The costuming department excel here also with some really great suits of armour.
OK, so there IS a problem with the way the film has been edited, thus rendering it disjointed and often bizarre, but who cares? It's never boring and is a harmless way to spend an hour and a half of pure escapism.
In short, it's great fun!