Complete credited cast: | |||
James Mason | ... | Sir Brack | |
Janet Leigh | ... | Princess Aleta | |
Robert Wagner | ... | Prince Valiant | |
Debra Paget | ... | Ilene | |
Sterling Hayden | ... | Sir Gawain | |
Victor McLaglen | ... | Boltar | |
Donald Crisp | ... | King Aguar | |
Brian Aherne | ... | King Arthur | |
Barry Jones | ... | King Luke | |
Mary Philips | ... | Queen of Thule | |
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Howard Wendell | ... | Morgan Todd |
Tom Conway | ... | Sir Kay |
Young Prince Valiant, son of the exiled King of Scandia, journeys to Camelot to become a knight at King Arthur's Round Table. He hopes to help his father reclaim his throne from the pagan Viking usurper Sligon and restore the Christian faith to their homeland. On his journey he stumbles upon a mysterious Black Knight plotting with Sligon's representatives to overthrow Arthur. Barely escaping with his life, Valiant encounters Sir Gawain, one of the most illustrious knights of the Round Table, and an old friend of his father's, who tutors the young Viking in the skills needed to be a knight. Valiant and Gawain's pupil-mentor relationship is complicated by their romantic involvement with Princess Aleta and her sister Ilene, daughters of the King of Ord. If Valiant is to restore his father's throne and prevent the coup d'etat against Arthur, he must uncover the true identity of the Black Knight. Written by duke1029@aol.com
Quite frankly if you are looking for magic and fantasy and fantastic costumes and beautiful women AND beautiful men, "Prince Valiant" is great! Yes, it's the gorgeous Robert Wagner at 24 in a black page boy wig. And.....Janet Leigh with those torpedo breasts that were so typical of that time when whatever women were supposed to be girded up in. But look at some of the other performances. James Mason is as always consummate and thorough. Brian Aherne as King Arthur - well he always looked like royalty - might as well act it. If you want escape from the stark "horrors" that THIS RED STATE millennium has "wrought" - watch this movie. It is Hollywood entertainment at its costly costumed legendary finest! PS - Robert Wagner is gorgeous - he is more beautiful than the women if that is possible.
Ahhhhh, Hollywood...............
PPS - Debra Paget is under-rated - what a sensitive lovely girl she is.