Underplayed Gems

The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe (1983)

The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe poster
Original title
Баллада о доблестном рыцаре Айвенго
Directed by
Sergei Tarasov
Genre
swashbuckler film, adventure film, romance film, medieval film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A knight returns from the Crusades to reclaim his honor and win the love of a lady. He gets caught up in tournaments and conflicts between Normans and Saxons.

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What happens

Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe (Russian: Баллада о доблестном рыцаре Айвенго, romanized: Ballada o doblestnom rytsare Ayvengo) is a 1983 Soviet adventure film, based on the 1819 novel Ivanhoe by Walter Scott. It reached the 9th place in Soviet box office distribution of 1983 with 28.4 million viewers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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