First Knight (1995)

Directed by

Jerry Zucker

Genre

drama film, adventure film, war film, action film, romance film, knight film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 09m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 1,350 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wandering knight named Lancelot falls for Lady Guinevere, who is promised to King Arthur. As Lancelot and Guinevere struggle with their feelings, a rogue knight threatens Camelot with war.

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What happens

First Knight is a 1995 medieval historical drama film based on Arthurian legend, directed by Jerry Zucker. It stars Sean Connery as King Arthur, Richard Gere as Lancelot, Julia Ormond as Guinevere and Ben Cross as Malagant. The film follows the rogue Lancelot's romance with Lady Guinevere of Leonesse, who is to marry King Arthur of Camelot, while the land is threatened by the renegade knight Malagant. The film is noteworthy within Arthurian cinema for its absence of magical elements, its drawing on the material of Chrétien de Troyes for plot elements and the substantial age difference between Arthur and Guinevere. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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