Hank is a shy high school student in Connecticut who plays in a band with his friends. While trying to fix an amplifier for the band, he gets a shock and awakes in the land of a peasant. He...
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| Michael York | ... | Merlin | |
| Theresa Russell | ... | Morgan Le Fay | |
| Nick Mancuso | ... | King Arthur | |
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Philippe Ross | ... | Hank |
| Polly Shannon | ... | Alisande / Alexandra | |
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Jack Langedijk | ... | Ulrich |
| Paul Hopkins | ... | Sir Galahad | |
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Ian Falconer | ... | Sir Lancelot |
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David Shaeffer | ... | Clarence |
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Michael Nelson | ... | Herman |
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Romuald Weber | ... | Sir Charles |
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Robert Russell | ... | Farmer |
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Lisa Flores | ... | Guinevere |
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Chase Stewart | ... | Herald |
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Christopher Clarke | ... | Jimmy |
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Hank is a shy high school student in Connecticut who plays in a band with his friends. While trying to fix an amplifier for the band, he gets a shock and awakes in the land of a peasant. He is imprisoned by Alisande, who is the fiancée of Sir Galahad, and brought to the Court of King Arthur. Hank lures King Arthur and Merlin using his knowledge of an eclipse and succeeds to get a workshop to try to return to the future and Alisandre falls in love with him. Meanwhile, the evil Morgan Le Fay conspire with the knight Ulrich to overthrow King Arthur. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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27 May 1995 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
Arbalète et rock'n roll See more »Company Credits
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Filmline International (Young Classics) Inc.,Filmline International,Images Television International See more »
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Michael York (Merlin) later played David McIntyre, a man who believed himself to be King Arthur, in Babylon 5: A Late Delivery from Avalon (1996) and King Arthur himself in The Wonderful World of Disney: A Knight in Camelot (1998), another adaptation of the 1889 novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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In Connecticut, Hank (Philippe Ross) is a shy high-school teenager that plays rock in a band with his friends. While trying to fix an amplifier for the band, he gets a shock and awakes in the land of a peasant. He is imprisoned by Alisande (Polly Shannon), who is the fiancée of Sir Galahad (Paul Hopkins), and brought to the Court of King Arthur (Nick Mancuso). Hank lures King Arthur and Merlin (Michael York) using his knowledge of an eclipse and succeeds to get a workshop to try to return to the future and Alisandre falls in love with him. Meanwhile the evil Morgan Le Fay (Theresa Russell) conspire with the knight Ulrich (Jack Langedijk) to overthrow King Arthur.
"A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is an entertaining adventure of an American teenager that mysteriously travels to the past to the King Arthur's Court. There are several film with similar storyline and this one does not disappoint with a great cast. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "Um Forasteiro na Corte do Rei Arthur" ("A Foreigner in King Arthur's Court")
Note: On 19 October 1998, I saw this film for the first time (my vote: seven)