First Knight (1995)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Jerry Zucker

Writers (WGA):

Lorne Cameron (story) &
David Hoselton (story) ...

Release Date:

7 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Their greatest battle would be for her love.

Plot:

Lancelot falls in love with Guinevere, who is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

Plot Keywords:

King Arthur | Marriage | Age Difference | Kidnapping | Box Office Flop

Cast

Sean Connery	...	King Arthur
Richard Gere	...	Lancelot
Julia Ormond	...	Guinevere
Ben Cross	...	Prince Malagant
Liam Cunningham	...	Agravaine
Christopher Villiers	...	Sir Kay
Valentine Pelka	...	Sir Patrise
Colin McCormack	...	Sir Mador
Ralph Ineson	...	Ralf
John Gielgud	...	Oswald
Stuart Bunce	...	Peter, King's Stableman
Jane Robbins	...	Elise
Jean Marie Coffey	...	Petronella
Paul Kynman	...	Mark
Tom Lucy	...	Sir Sagramore

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some brutal medieval battles.

Runtime:

134 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #33590) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | France:Unrated | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 (w) | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Ashridge Park, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

In a making-of feature in which Richard Gere was preparing for the first rescue of Gweneviere (Julia Ormond), Gere stated that this would be the last film in which he performed an action oriented role.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Prince Maligant lays his sword on the round table, he doesn't pick it up when he leaves. This was intentional, signaling his resignation.

Quotes:

Guinevere: I want to marry you. Not your crown, not your army. Just you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Alive or Dead (2008)

Baffled by the low rating

I honestly can't understand how this movie has been rated an average of 5.5. It's very well written, not the bigger than life tedious epic that movies of this genre tend to be (such as Troy), but rather a simple yet touching story about the boundaries of friendship and loyalty.

I can't say enough good things about Connery's performance in this film. Also, I looooved the actor that was cast as the villain, and even though Gere doesn't do wonders with his part as Lancelot (I never did like American actors in British-oriented movies, Costner in "Robin Hood" was the exception), he certainly doesn't take anything away from this lovely movie.

A very nice angle to this oh-so-familiar legend.

Enjoy :-)