Stars: Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings, Lionel Jeffries, Laurence Naismith, Estelle Winwood, Gary K. Marshall, Pierre Olaf, Anthony Rogers

Director: Joshua Logan

Summary: The Lerner and Loewe musical about the legendary Court of King Arthur based on T.H. White's book The Once and Future King. The film is not as good as the show or the book, despite a big budget and big cast. Academy Award Nominations: 5. Academy Awards: 3, including Best (Adapted) Score, Best Costume Design.

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Reviewed by: mcdermot7@aol.com
Posted on December 26, 2005 5:25 PM

This film is an adaptation of a stage play. Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, and Franco Nero are not renowned for their singing talents but their presence makes this one of my favourite musicals. The dramatic scenes really are the selling point of this film. Richard Harris is absolutely superb. Virginia Redgrave is quite good as the love interest. Franco Nero is relatively passable in his role as Lancelot. This film also won a few Oscars which cannot be bad. Devotees of Richard Harris may rank some of his other performances, but for me this shows his acting genius. Sadly missed

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Joshua Logan's 1967 film of the hit Broadway musical about the love triangle between King Arthur (Richard Harris), Guenevere (Vanessa Redgrave), and Sir Lancelot (Franco Nero) is strong on star emphasis and weak on such fundamentals as story and sets. Except for a handful of solidly dramatic scenes--such as Guenevere grieving, late in the film, for the ruination she and Lancelot have caused--there's not a lot to get excited about. (The story's theme of a lost, great society, however, certainly struck a chord in the 1960s.)The Lerner-Loewe songs ("If Ever I Would Leave You", "Camelot") pretty much sell themselves, even if they are, at best, only proficiently performed in this movie. --Tom Keogh

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menus, Scene Access
Subtitles:	Arabic, English
Year:	1967
Release Date:	July 1, 1999
Runtime:	175 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 012238
Keywords:	Music, Films, Camelot, Wide, Screen, Shows, Performing, Musicals, Arts
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts