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Knights of the Round Table

  • 19531953
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 55m
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6.2/10
3.8K
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Ava Gardner and Robert Taylor in Knights of the Round Table (1953)
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King Arthur's rule is threatened by the adulterous love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a relationship the king's enemies hope to exploit.King Arthur's rule is threatened by the adulterous love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a relationship the king's enemies hope to exploit.King Arthur's rule is threatened by the adulterous love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a relationship the king's enemies hope to exploit.
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    • Richard Thorpe
  • Writers
    • Talbot Jennings(screen play)
    • Jan Lustig(screen play)
    • Noel Langley(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Robert Taylor
    • Ava Gardner
    • Mel Ferrer
    • Richard Thorpe
  • Writers
    • Talbot Jennings(screen play)
    • Jan Lustig(screen play)
    • Noel Langley(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Robert Taylor
    • Ava Gardner
    • Mel Ferrer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 53User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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    Robert Taylor and Maureen Swanson in Knights of the Round Table (1953)
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    Ava Gardner and Mel Ferrer in Knights of the Round Table (1953)
    Mel Ferrer, Stanley Baker, and Anne Crawford in Knights of the Round Table (1953)
    Robert Taylor and Maureen Swanson in Knights of the Round Table (1953)
    Ava Gardner and Robert Taylor in Knights of the Round Table (1953)
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    Robert Taylor
    Robert Taylor
    • Lancelot
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Guinevere
    Mel Ferrer
    Mel Ferrer
    • Arthur
    Anne Crawford
    Anne Crawford
    • Morgan Le Fay
    Stanley Baker
    Stanley Baker
    • Modred
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Merlin
    Maureen Swanson
    Maureen Swanson
    • Elaine
    Gabriel Woolf
    • Percival
    Anthony Forwood
    Anthony Forwood
    • Gareth
    Robert Urquhart
    Robert Urquhart
    • Gawaine
    Niall MacGinnis
    Niall MacGinnis
    • Green Knight
    Ann Hanslip
    • Nan
    Jill Clifford
    • Bronwyn
    Stephen Vercoe
    • Agravaine
    Julia Arnall
    Julia Arnall
    • Bit Role
    • (uncredited)
    John Brooking
    • Bedivere
    • (uncredited)
    Michel De Lutry
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Valentine Dyall
    Valentine Dyall
    • Narrator
    • (uncredited)
      • Richard Thorpe
    • Writers
      • Talbot Jennings(screen play)
      • Jan Lustig(screen play)
      • Noel Langley(screen play)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      First MGM film to be shot in CinemaScope.
    • Goofs
      References to England are incorrectly regarded as goofs. The first known use of "England" occurred in 897. If King Arthur had been a 'real' king, he would have lived around the 5th or 6th centuries, however, it is more as a Middle Ages knight that he is presented in literature -- and in this movie. Knights in suits of armor (as portrayed in this film) began to appear in the early 15th century.
    • Quotes

      Modred: Was there ever enough gold to silence a traitor?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Critic's Choice (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      A Lady White
      (uncredited)

      Music by Clifton Parker

    User reviews53

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    This film was obviously cobbled together to continue the success of Ivanhoe the previous year. The script has that factitious quality indicative of several hands having worked on it; it is largely a series of loosely linked scenes between the action sequences, with some unintentionally funny effects. Robert Taylor attempting some medieval dancing is one of the awkward moments here. The leads look as if they have been summoned to a costume party, and not entirely comfortable being surrounded by all those capable English actors — Ava Gardner in particular seems unusually bemused.

    M-G-M had a production unit in England, so the scenery is authentically lovely in Cinemascope (the first Cinemascope feature not made by Twentieth Century-Fox), with the master Freddie Young as DOP.

    The brief cycle of "when knighthood was in flower" films was parodied in The Court Jester with Danny Kaye a couple of years after this film was released, and it is even funnier, albeit deliberately.
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    • Release date
      • January 15, 1954 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
      • Latin
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    • Filming locations
      • Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
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    • 1 hour 55 minutes

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