Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Murray Head | ... | Gawain | |
Ciaran Madden | ... | Linet | |
Nigel Green | ... | Green Knight | |
Anthony Sharp | ... | King | |
Robert Hardy | ... | Sir Bertilak | |
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 |
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
A bored and listless viewer sat through a boring and listless movie today. As others before me have said, I waited in vain for the Monty Python troupe to come charging out of the bushes and breathe a little life into the proceedings. GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT is, I suppose, an honest attempt to portray the legendary exploits of a Knight of the Round Table, however it fails to generate any excitement or even any interest in the characters. Badly acted and unconvincing combat scenes, dreary scenery and a vastly overblown musical score become tedious rather quickly. Overall, this is a real yawner by any standard one cares to apply.