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Ivanhoe

  • 19521952
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  • 1h 46m
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Joan Fontaine, Elizabeth Taylor, and Robert Taylor in Ivanhoe (1952)
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A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
9.4K
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POPULARITY
10,339
1,466
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    • Director
      • Richard Thorpe
    • Writers
      • Noel Langley(screenplay)
      • Æneas MacKenzie(adaptation)
      • Marguerite Roberts(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Robert Taylor
      • Elizabeth Taylor
      • Joan Fontaine
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Richard Thorpe
    • Writers
      • Noel Langley(screenplay)
      • Æneas MacKenzie(adaptation)
      • Marguerite Roberts(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Robert Taylor
      • Elizabeth Taylor
      • Joan Fontaine
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 81User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 7 nominations total

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    Finlay Currie in Ivanhoe (1952)
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    Joan Fontaine, Elizabeth Taylor, and Robert Taylor in Ivanhoe (1952)
    Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Taylor in Ivanhoe (1952)
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    Finlay Currie and Emlyn Williams in Ivanhoe (1952)
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    Robert Taylor
    Robert Taylor
    • Ivanhoe
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Rebecca
    Joan Fontaine
    Joan Fontaine
    • Rowena
    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • De Bois-Guilbert
    Emlyn Williams
    Emlyn Williams
    • Wamba
    Robert Douglas
    Robert Douglas
    • Sir Hugh De Bracy
    Finlay Currie
    Finlay Currie
    • Cedric
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Isaac
    Francis De Wolff
    • Front De Boeuf
    • (as Francis DeWolff)
    Norman Wooland
    Norman Wooland
    • King Richard
    Basil Sydney
    Basil Sydney
    • Waldemar Fitzurse
    Harold Warrender
    Harold Warrender
    • Locksley
    Patrick Holt
    Patrick Holt
    • Philip DeMalvoisin
    Roderick Lovell
    • Ralph DeVipont
    Sebastian Cabot
    Sebastian Cabot
    • Clerk of Copmanhurst
    John Ruddock
    • Hundebert
    Michael Brennan
    • Baldwin
    Megs Jenkins
    Megs Jenkins
    • Servant to Isaac
    • Director
      • Richard Thorpe
    • Writers
      • Noel Langley(screenplay)
      • Æneas MacKenzie(adaptation)
      • Marguerite Roberts(screenplay) (originally uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Elizabeth Taylor considered herself to be miscast as Rebecca, and during filming there was talk of replacing her with Deborah Kerr, Robert Taylor's co-star from Quo Vadis (1951).
    • Goofs
      Characters are shown eating turkey during the feast in Ivanhoe's father's hall. Turkeys are indigenous to North America and were not known in England in the 12th century.
    • Quotes

      Rebecca: My heart is breaking, Father.

      Isaac of York: My heart broke long ago. But it serves me still.

    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      The Song of Ivanhoe
      (1952) (uncredited)

      Music by Miklós Rózsa

      Lyrics by Marguerite Roberts

      Sung by Robert Taylor and Norman Wooland

    User reviews81

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    8/10
    Ivanhoe-Bring on the Anglo-Saxons and Normans ***1/2
    "Ivanhoe," filmed in bright techicolor was nominated for best picture in 1952.

    Miklos Rosza again provides us with a major musical score. I always felt that his scores, so rich in textures, would be a prelude to his Oscar-winning score in "Ben-Hur." (1959)

    The film deals with the ongoing fight between the Anglo-Saxons and Normans, the latter having ruled England since the infamous Battle of Hastings in 1066. While fighting in the crusades, Richard the Lionhearted has been kidnapped and held captive in Austria. This has been done with the help of the Austrian emperor Leopold and Prince John, Richard's evil brother, who assumes the throne in his brother's absence.

    I laughed at the beginning of the film when Robert Taylor, who plays Ivanhoe, loyal to Richard, asks someone for a translation as he doesn't read Austrian. Didn't they mean German? While it is true that Germany did not become a unified country until 1871 following the Franco-Prussian war, the dialect spoken in the entire region was German.

    Taylor rallies to the aid of his people. Hurt, he is given refuge by the Jewess Rebecca, played with warmth and skill by Elizabeth Taylor. Her father, Isaac the Jew, played by the always serious Felix Aylmer, promises to help pay the ransom for Richard so that his people can have religious toleration in England. Naturally, Rebecca loves Ivanhoe but so does Lady Rowena played by a much reserved Joan Fontaine. Her guardian, the father of Ivanhoe in the film, is portrayed by Finlay Currie, who played in numerous bible films.

    The Technicolor and cinematography are breathtaking in the film.

    A story of love and devotion, especially that of George Sanders, who sacrifices all for Rebecca.
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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1953 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe
    • Filming locations
      • MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $3,842,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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