Knights of the Round Table (1953)

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1h 55min
Action, Adventure
15 Jan 1954 (USA)
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King Arthur's rule is threatened by the adulterous love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a relationship the king's enemies hope to exploit.

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination.
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Still of Robert Taylor (I) and Maureen Swanson in Knights of the Round Table (1953)

Still of Robert Taylor (I) in Knights of the Round Table (1953)

Still of Mel Ferrer (I) and Stanley Baker (I) in Knights of the Round Table (1953)

Still of Ava Gardner (I) and Mel Ferrer (I) in Knights of the Round Table (1953)

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	Robert Taylor	...	Lancelot
	Ava Gardner	...	Guinevere
	Mel Ferrer	...	Arthur
	Anne Crawford	...	Morgan Le Fay
	Stanley Baker	...	Modred
	Felix Aylmer	...	Merlin
	Maureen Swanson	...	Elaine
	Gabriel Woolf	...	Percival
	Anthony Forwood	...	Gareth
	Robert Urquhart	...	Gawaine
	Niall MacGinnis	...	Green Knight
	Ann Hanslip	...	Nan
	Jill Clifford	...	Bronwyn
	Stephen Vercoe	...	Agravaine
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Julia Arnall	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Peter Brace	...	Archer (uncredited)
	John Brooking	...	Bedivere (uncredited)
	Rufus Cruickshank	...	Modred's Knight (uncredited)
	Michel De Lutry	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Valentine Dyall	...	Narrator (uncredited)
	Gwendoline Evans	...	Enid (uncredited)
	Joyce Everson	...	Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
	Roy Everson	...	Knight (uncredited)
	Peter Gawthorne	...	Bishop (uncredited)
	Mary Germaine	...	Brigid (uncredited)
	Eileen Harvey	...	Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
	Renee Heimer	...	Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
	Lars Hensen	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Kenneth Kendall	...	Extra Knight (uncredited)
	Desmond Llewelyn	...	A Herald (uncredited)
	Locarno	...	Squire (uncredited)
	Barry MacKay	...	Green Knight's Squire (uncredited)
	Howard Marion-Crawford	...	Simon (uncredited)
	Henry Oscar	...	King Mark of Cornwall (uncredited)
	Patricia Owens	...	Lady Vivien (uncredited)
	Keith Pyott	...	Court Chamberlain (uncredited)
	Roy Russell	...	Leogrance (uncredited)
	John Sherman	...	Lambert (uncredited)
	Derek Tansley	...	Green Knight's Squire (uncredited)
	Alan Tilvern	...	Steward (uncredited)
	Ralph Truman	...	King Marr of the Picts (uncredited)
	Martin Wyldeck	...	John (uncredited)
	Dana Wynter	...	Morgan Le Fay's Servant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Thorpe

Written by

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Talbot Jennings	...	(screen play) &
Jan Lustig	...	(screen play) and
Noel Langley	...	(screen play)

Thomas Malory	...	(based on "Le Morte D'Arthur") (as Sir Thomas Malory)

Produced by

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Pandro S. Berman

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producer

Music by

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Miklós Rózsa

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(as Miklos Rozsa)

Cinematography by

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Stephen Dade	...	director of photography
Freddie Young	...	director of photography (as F.A. Young)

Editing by

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Frank Clarke

Editorial Department

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Brian Blamey

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second assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Irene Howard

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(uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Alfred Junge
Hans Peters

Costume Design by

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Roger K. Furse

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(as Roger Furse)

Makeup Department

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Charles E. Parker	...	makeup artist (as Charles Parker)
Joan Johnstone	...	hairdresser (uncredited)

Production Management

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Roy Parkinson	...	unit manager (uncredited)
Dora Wright	...	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Yakima Canutt	...	second unit director (uncredited)
Jack Martin	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Peter Price	...	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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John Jarvis

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set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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John Aldred	...	dubbing crew (uncredited)
Bryan Coates	...	boom operator (uncredited)
Sash Fisher	...	sound mixer (uncredited)
Ralph George	...	sound (uncredited)
Larry Thompson	...	sound camera operator (uncredited)
A.W. Watkins	...	sound (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Tom Howard

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photographic effects

Stunts

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Charles Alexis	...	fight director (uncredited)
Peter Brace	...	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Diamond	...	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Keely	...	stunts (uncredited)
Robert Porter	...	stunts (uncredited)
John Sullivan	...	stunts (uncredited)
Terry Yorke	...	stunt double: Robert Taylor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Cecil Cooney	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Christopher Doll	...	focus puller (uncredited)
Kelvin Pike	...	clapper loader (uncredited)

Music Department

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Alex Alexander	...	musician: cello (uncredited)
Victor Arno	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Jakob Gimpel	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Johnny Green	...	co-conductor (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski	...	musician: viola (uncredited)
Uan Rasey	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Milton Raskin	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Miklós Rózsa	...	conductor (uncredited)
Eugene Zador	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Si Zentner	...	musician: trombone (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Angela Martelli

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continuity (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Eddie Frewin

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unit driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Phillip Glasier

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falconer (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (Canada) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1954) (Australia) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (France) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (Norway) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1954) (India) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
MGM Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
France 3 (1998) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
Warner Home Video (2002) (Germany) (VHS)
ClassicLine (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
1ère chaîne ORTF (1973) (France) (tv) (dubbed version) (monochrome broadcast)
France 3 (1977) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)

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Other Companies

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Film Score Monthly (score album released by) (limited edition)
Western Electric (sound system)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	King Arthur establishes the greatest reign England has ever seen, and along for the ride are his indispensable Knights of the Round Table, particularly Sir Lancelot. Then, Arthur finds himself a bride, the beautiful Guenivere. While she loves Arthur, she also loves Lancelot and though Lancelot repeatedly fights it, he loves her, too. Treachery is brewing as the evil Morgan le Fay and her knight Sir Modred work to trap them. So begins the decline and eventual fall of Arthur and Camelot. Written by Tommy Peter Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	king-arthur-character sir-lancelot-du-lac-character thorpe-and-r.taylor r.taylor-and-gardner swashbuckler-adventure See All (38) »
Taglines	All the glory and splendor of King Arthur's court See more »
Genres	Action Adventure Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Australia:PG (TV rating) Finland:K-12 France:Tous publics India:U Japan:G Netherlands:14 Norway:7 (recommended rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:Approved West Germany:6 (f)

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Also Known As	Les chevaliers de la table ronde (France) Die Ritter der Tafelrunde (Germany) Los caballeros del rey Arturo (Spain) A kerekasztal lovagjai (Hungary) Os Cavaleiros da Távola Redonda (Brazil) See more »
Runtime	115 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English Latin
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.75 : 1 (alternate spherical version) See more »
Sound Mix	4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Tintagel Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Budget

$2,600,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	First MGM film to be shot in CinemaScope. See more »
Goofs	References to England are incorrectly regarded as goofs. The first known use of "England" occurred in 897. If King Arthur had been a 'real' king, he would have lived around the 5th or 6th centuries, however, it is more as a Middle Ages knight that he is presented in literature -- and in this movie. Knights in suits of armor (as portrayed in this film) began to appear in the early 15th century. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in Critic's Choice (1963). See more »
Soundtracks	A Lady White See more »
Quotes	Modred: Was there ever enough gold to silence a traitor? See more »

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