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Lancelot and Guinevere (1963)

Lancelot and Guinevere poster
Original title
Sword of Lancelot
Directed by
Cornel Wilde
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, romance film, medieval film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This movie retells the Camelot story focusing on the knight Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. Their forbidden love and his loyalty to King Arthur are tested by betrayal and conflict.

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What happens

Lancelot and Guinevere (known as Sword of Lancelot in the U.S.) is a British 1963 medieval fantasy adventure film starring Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace (his real-life wife at the time), and Brian Aherne. This lesser-known version of the Camelot legend is a work shaped predominantly by Cornel Wilde, who co-produced, directed, co-wrote, and played Lancelot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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