Knights of the Round Table
1953 · Movie · NR · 115 min · ★ 6.0 · 62% critics
In a colorful Camelot adventure, a celebrated knight serves a noble king, rescues a queen, and gets pulled into love, loyalty, and unrest across the realm. As rival forces threaten unity, the court’s ideals are tested by romance, battles, and courtly honor.
Based on Le Morte d'Arthur
Also known as Knights of the Roundtable
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Details
- Years
- 1953
- Release date
- 1953-12-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (92 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like classic, earnest Arthurian pageantry and old-school adventure in the vein of Ivanhoe or The Prisoner of Zenda; Not for you if you want brisk pacing or a more grounded legend.
Pros: vibrant color and costumes; sweeping medieval atmosphere; solid swordplay moments | Cons: stiff dialogue; slow, plodding pace; thin emotional spark
Themes
- holy grail
- swordplay
- sword
- camelot
- round table
- sword fight
- king arthur
- quicksand
- jousting
- middle ages (476-1453)
- swashbuckler
- excalibur
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Color · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1954 · nominated
Cast & crew
Robert Taylor
as Lancelot
Ava Gardner
as Guinevere
Mel Ferrer
as Arthur
Anne Crawford
as Morgan Le Fay
Stanley Baker
as Modred
Felix Aylmer
as Merlin
Maureen Swanson
as Elaine
Gabriel Woolf
as Percival
Anthony Forwood
as Gareth
Robert Urquhart
as Gawaine
Directed by Richard Thorpe