- Film Review
- Reviewed By Adrian Turner
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2 out of 5
Second-rate British thespians clank around in chain mail while women blush demurely in this Arthurian tosh that was made for peanuts. The sword Excalibur is still the weapon of choice, sought after by outlaw hero Ronald Lewis, the wooden Mark Dignam as King Arthur himself, and Jerome Willis as a villain with a dodgy leg. Chief damsel, in a flowing nightie, is Janette Scott, the daughter of Thora Hird and a leading British starlet of the day. If modern audiences hadn't been spoilt by parodies such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail, this cheesy plod might have seemed rather amusing; instead, it's just several knights short of a round table.
Plot Summary
Period adventure starring Ronald Lewis and Janette Scott. King Arthur is recovering from an illness at Edmund of Cornwall's castle. But, unknown to the king, Edmund is in league with the Saxons who are plotting to seize power.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Robert Marshall
- Ronald Lewis
- Katherine
- Janette Scott
- Edmund of Cornwall
- Ronald Howard
- King Arthur
- Mark Dignam
- Merlin
- John Laurie
- Limping man
- Jerome Willis
- Saxon Prince
- Richard Clarke (3)
- Doctor
- Charles Lloyd Pack
- Blacksmith
- Francis De Wolff
- Earl of Chatham
- John Gabriel
- Young monk
- Peter Mason
- Thief
- Michael Mellinger
Crew
- Director
- Nathan Juran
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