The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Murray Head | ... | Gawain | |
| Ciaran Madden | ... | Linet | |
| Nigel Green | ... | Green Knight | |
| Anthony Sharp | ... | King | |
| Robert Hardy | ... | Sir Bertilak | |
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David Leland | ... | Humphrey |
| Murray Melvin | ... | Seneschal | |
| Tony Steedman | ... | Fortinbras | |
| Ronald Lacey | ... | Oswald | |
| Willoughby Goddard | ... | Knight | |
| George Merritt | ... | Old Knight | |
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Pauline Letts | ... | Lady of Lyonesse |
| Richard Hurndall | ... | Bearded Man | |
| Peter Copley | ... | Pilgrim | |
| Geoffrey Bayldon | ... | Wiseman | |
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The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
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based on epic poem | test of character | unkillable | ruse | green knight character |Parents Guide:
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Nigel Green died before he could complete foley work for this film, so for some of his lines he is dubbed by Robert Rietty See more »Connections
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I vaguely remember this from being around 7 years old at the time. The combination of time since, my age at the time, seeing it in a strange old-fashioned cinema, having an inter- mission(!), and the weird and dark storyline, have kept me perplexed to this day – with weird flashbacks.
I remember little detail I'm afraid, other than a general green tinge to the whole film and the Green Knight's head (I think), played by Nigel Green (born for the role, obviously), being lopped off by a sword in a finalé fight sequence. I think I was completely bamboozled by the whole affair, but not necessarily bored. If anything, I think it encouraged my liking of strange and weird films, and furthered my interest in the appearance of things – ending up as a graphic designer.
I do remember Nigel Green though and think I was aware of him at the time, maybe having seen him in Jason and the Argonauts earlier (as Hercules). In spite of his theatrical larger-than- life acting style, I remember him being a gripping person to watch – at least as a kid. A shame it was his last film.
I'd love to see again some day...