Lancelot of the Lake
1974 · Movie · 85 min · ★ 6.2 · 85% critics
After a failed holy quest, the surviving knights return to a weakened court where distrust is growing. As a forbidden romance deepens and a bitter rival looks to exploit it, ideals of loyalty, faith, and honor begin to fracture under mounting pressure.
Based on Arthurian romance
Also known as Lancelot du Lac
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Details
- Original title
- Lancelot du Lac
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-04-23
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (114 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a bleak, stripped-down medieval drama focused on moral tension and faded ideals, especially if you responded to A Gentle Woman; Not for you if you want sweeping adventure or overt romance.
Pros: stark atmosphere; thoughtful Arthurian angle; strong sense of decline | Cons: very slow pace; distant performances; hard to follow
Themes
- holy grail
- camelot
- sword fight
- knight
- king arthur
- medieval
- knights of the round table
- lancelot
- 6th century
Cast & crew
Luc Simon
as Lancelot du Lac
- VA
Vladimir Antolek-Oresek
as Le Roi (The King)
Laura Duke Condominas
as La Reine (The Queen)
- PB
Patrick Bernhard
as Mordred
Humbert Balsan
as Gauvain
- AM
Arthur De Montalembert
as Lionel
Daniel Benoin
as Chevalier giflé
- CB
Charles Balsan
- CS
Christian Schlumberger
- JQ
Joseph-Patrick Le Quidre
Directed by Robert Bresson