Camelot (1967)

Directed by

Joshua Logan

Genre

fantasy film, romantic comedy, comedy drama, musical film, medieval film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 55m

Rated

G

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 79 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A musical retelling of the King Arthur legend. It follows the love triangle between Arthur, his wife Guenevere and the knight Lancelot, and the political turmoil that follows.

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What happens

Camelot is a 1967 American musical fantasy drama film directed by Joshua Logan and written by Alan Jay Lerner, based on the 1960 stage musical of the same name by Lerner and Frederick Loewe. It stars Richard Harris as King Arthur, Vanessa Redgrave as Guenevere, Franco Nero as Lancelot, David Hemmings as Mordred and Lionel Jeffries as Pellinore. In April 1961, Warner Bros. Pictures obtained the rights to produce a film adaptation, with Lerner attached to write the screenplay. However, it was temporarily shelved as the studio decided to adapt My Fair Lady first. In 1966, development resumed with Joshua Logan hired as director. Original cast members Richard Burton and Julie Andrews were approached to reprise their roles from the stage musical, but both declined and were replaced with Harris and Redgrave. Filming took place on location in Spain and on the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, California. Camelot was released on October 25, 1967, to mixed reviews, but was a commercial success, grossing $31.5 million against a $13 million budget and becoming the tenth highest-grossing film of 1967. It received five nominations for the 40th Academy Awards and won three: Best Score, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design. It also won three Golden Globe Awards, for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Richard Harris), Best Original Song (for "If Ever I Would Leave You"), and Best Original Score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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