The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Ar... Read allThe story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.
- Director
- Writers
- Alan Jay Lerner(based on the play "Camelot" book by)
- T.H. White(novel "The Once and Future King")
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Alan Jay Lerner(based on the play "Camelot" book by)
- T.H. White(novel "The Once and Future King")
- Stars
- Won 3 Oscars
- 7 wins & 6 nominations total
Videos2
- Sir Geoffreyas Sir Geoffrey
- (uncredited)
- Danceras Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Danceras Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Sir Turlocas Sir Turloc
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Alan Jay Lerner(based on the play "Camelot" book by) (screenplay)
- T.H. White(novel "The Once and Future King")
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
- All cast & crew
Storyline
- sir lancelot du lac character
- sir mordred character
- king arthur character
- merlin character
- queen guinevere character
- 50 more
- Taglines
- The Most Beautiful Love Story Ever!
- Genres
- Certificate
- U
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaIn later years, Richard Harris bought the rights to the stage version of "Camelot" for $1 million, revamped the musical, and took it on tour. It made him a very rich man.
- GoofsGuenevere's party stops along the way for a cup of tea, which wasn't imported to England until much later.
- Quotes
King Arthur: [singing] Don't let it be forgot / That once there was a spot / For one brief shining moment / That was known as Camelot!
- Alternate versionsThe "30th Anniversary Edition", released on video in 1997, features the original sound mix as it was originally intended. Because of this, some sound effects and fragments of dialogue previously nearly drowned out by music are now heard distinctly. There is even a section--the comically disastrous, very first meeting of Guenevere and Lancelot--in which offscreen court musicians are heard playing on mandolins, whereas previously this scene was acted without music.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film Review: How I Learned to Live with Being a Star (1967)
- SoundtracksI Wonder What the King is Doing Tonight
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Sung by Richard Harris
For some reason, the studios kept handing these big-budget adaptions of hit Broadway musicals to Joshua Logan to direct, even though they always ended up complete failures (check out the horrible use of color filters in "South Pacific" [1958], or Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin *singing* in "Paint Your Wagon" [1969])). Like that later film, "Camelot" seems to go out of its way to cast its musical with stars who can't sing or dance to save their lives. Instead, the cast seems to be trying to tap into the interest in swinging "Mod" London of the mid-60s. (With Vanessa Redgrave and David Hennings, you have half the cast of Antonioni's "Blow Up" [1966]!) The film also tries to appeal to both a family audience *and* discerning adult viewers simultaneously. I can't imagine parents being happy about the frank earthy sexuality of "The Lusty Month of May," or the overt adultery of the plotline--but people looking for adult fare would be annoyed at the attempts at sweetness and light being thrown in as well.
Obviously, no one from either side was too happy, because this was a *big* flop for Warner Bros. when it came out. Seeing it in a *huge* theatre in 70mm may help maintain interest visually (the costumes are striking), but this will be lost if watching it on video (esp. if it's a "pan-and-scan" instead of a letterboxed version). This is a movie only for those who are die-hard musical fans that are willing to sit through anything--because this is one of the movies that effectively killed the genre's popularity.
- SGriffin-6
- Nov 16, 2000
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Camelot - Am Hofe König Arthurs
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 59 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
Contribute to this page

































